Augustus Morris

Augustus Morris (1820 – 29 August 1895) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Van Diemen's Land to ex-convict and farmer Augustus Morris and Constantia Hibbins. He was educated at Hobart and helped explore Port Phillip. He married Sarah Merciana Charlotte Bailey, with whom he had four sons. He later farmed sheep in New South Wales, and from 1851 to 1856 served in the New South Wales Legislative Council. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Balranald, serving until his defeat in 1864. He was bankrupted in 1866 and discharged the following year, becoming an agent for a number of United States-based companies. Morris died at Manly in 1895.^[1]

References

1. "Mr Augustus Morris (1820 - 1895)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2015.