Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet
- Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet
Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet (15 July 1745-25 June 1819), was a Welsh industrialist. He was the son of Robert Morris, a Shropshire entrepreneur. Morris came to Swansea to start a copper works. He built the initial streets of Morris Town which is now known as Morriston.
In 1806 he was created a Baronet, of Clasemont in the County of Glamorgan.
References
* [http://www.btinternet.com/~morristoncameraclub/morriston.htm Morriston Camera Club]
* [https://www.invaluable.com/partnerpages/Lot.aspx?SaleHouseID=1040824&SaleID=1116082&UNID=211973087 Sotheby's (New York): Sales of painting of GEORGE ROMNEY DALTON 1734 - 1802 KENDAL PORTRAIT OF MRS. HENRIETTA MORRIS (wife of Sir John) AND HER SON JOHN]
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
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