William S. Morris | William Morris

William S. Morris (November 8, 1919 – March 4, 1975) was an American politician.

Born in Higginsville, Missouri, Morris went on to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor and served from 1969 to 1973.

Morris was a Methodist and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Freemasons, and the Shriners.

Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Eagleton	Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1969–1973	Succeeded by Bill Phelps

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Missouri

Governors	McNair Bates Williams Miller Dunklin Boggs Reynolds M. Marmaduke Edwards King Price Polk H. Jackson Stewart C. Jackson Gamble Hall Fletcher McClurg Brown Woodson Hardin Phelps Crittenden J. Marmaduke Morehouse Francis Stone Stephens Dockery Folk Hadley Major Gardner Hyde Baker Caulfield Park Stark Donnell Donnelly Smith Donnelly Blair Dalton Hearnes Bond Teasdale Bond Ashcroft Carnahan Wilson Holden Blunt Nixon

Lieutenant Governors	Ashley Reeves Dunklin Boggs Cannon Marmaduke Young Price Brown Jackson Reynolds Hall Smith Stanard Gravely Johnson Coleman Brockmeyer Campbell Morehouse Claycomb O'Meara Bolte Lee Rubey McKinley Gmelich Painter Crossley Lloyd Bennett Winter Harris Davis Blair Long Bush Eagleton Morris Phelps Rothman Woods Carnahan Wilson Maxwell Kinder

Persondata
Name	Morris, William S.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 8, 1919
Place of birth
Date of death	March 4, 1975
Place of death

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