William R. Morris

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William R. Morris
Public Service Commissioner
In office
1920–1923
Prime MinisterWilliam Massey
Preceded byDonald Robertson
Succeeded byPaul Verschaffelt
Personal details
Born1853
Dublin, Ireland
Died1936

William Russell Morris CMG ISO (1853–1936) was the second Public Service Commissioner in New Zealand. He was born in Dublin, and joined the New Zealand Post Office in 1875. He was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in the 1917 Birthday Honours, and made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.[1]

He married Edith Miranda Mountfoot (1857–1938) in 1877.

References[edit]

  • Who's Who in New Zealand 2nd edition (1925)
  • Henderson, Alan (19 September 1990). The Quest for Efficiency:The Origins of the State Services Commission. State Services Commission. ISBN 0-477-05538-9.
  1. ^ "New year honours". New Zealand Herald. Vol. 55, no. 17047. 1 January 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 24 August 2021.