Thomas Owen Morris

Thomas Owen Morris (18451924) was an American Democratic politician.[1][2] He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1906 to 1908.[1][2]

Biography

Early life

He was born in Sumner County, Tennessee on August 2, 1845.[1]

Career

He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1906 to 1908.[1][2] He was a member of the Knights Templar.[3]

Personal life

He was married in Nashville on May 27, 1866 to Mary Snow.[1] They had five children: Henry Snow, Edwin Lanier, Thomas Owen, Jr., Kitty and Kendrick J. Morris.[1] He died in Nashville on November 8, 1924.[1] He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
  2. 1 2 3 Nashville Library
  3. Proceedings of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America, 1967, p. 740
Political offices
Preceded by
Albert Smiley Williams
Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
1906-1908
Succeeded by
James Stephens Brown
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