About Isaac Chesley Morris
Lived 1857 – 1937 (aged 79–80). Isaac Chesley Morris was a politician and writer.
Isaac Chesley Morris (1857 – July 1937) was a Newfoundlander writer, businessman and politician.
Biography Morris was born in 1857, in St. John's, Newfoundland Colony, to Walter and Margaret Morris (née Latimer). He was educated at Central School. After graduating, he established I. C. Morris Sailworks, which closed following World War I.
In 1914, Morris was elected to St. John's City Council, also being reelected in 1920. He became chairman in 1921, following William Gosling's resignation.
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Canadian writer, businessman and politician (1857–1937)
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Isaac Chesley Morris was a politician and writer.
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