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MORRIS, Isaac C.
Impressions of Life and Travel
St. John's The Evening Telegram 1929, 250 p. 20.5 cm. Hardcover. Signed to owner with compliments of the author. Brown paper covers. Spine loose, torn top and bottom. Front hinge taped. Discard stamp on t.p. Pencil marks on p. 42. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland on 11 June 1857, Morris operated a sailmaking business. An appointed member of the Municipal Commission from 1914 to 1916, he won election to Council in 1916. In 1920 he accepted an appointment to another Municipal Commission. He served as Chairman for nearly six months in 1921 until the election of a new Council. He ran unsuccessfully for the mayoralty on 15 December 1921. Morris was a prolific writer for the local press on the social and political issues of the day and was also a popular public speaker. He died at St. John's on 5 June 1937. He was also the author of "Sketches of Our Western Sea Coast" (1894).
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