Kindred Jenkins Morris (1819-1884) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1869 to 1871.
Early life
Morris was born in December 1819 in Davidson County, Tennessee. [1]
Career
Morris worked for the firm Morris and Stratton for thirty-three years. [1] He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1869 to 1871. [1] [2]
Personal life and death
Morris was married to Jane Morris. [1] They had a son, Walter M. Morris, who died by accident while loading his gun at the age of seventeen. [1] [3] He died in 1884, [4] and he is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ Nashville Library
- ^ Nashville City Cemetery Death Notice
- ^ "The Late K.J. Morris". The Daily American. April 22, 1884. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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