Kindred Jenkins Morris

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Kindred Jenkins Morris (1819-1884) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1869 to 1871.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  2. ↑ Nashville Library
  3. ↑ Nashville City Cemetery Death Notice
  4. ↑ "The Late K.J. Morris" . The Daily American. April 22, 1884. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
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