Kindred Jenkins Morris (1819-1884) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the

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from 1869 to 1871.

Early life

Morris was born in December 1819 in

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Career

Morris worked for the firm Morris and Stratton for thirty-three years. He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1869 to 1871.Nashville Library
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Personal life and death

Morris was married to Jane Morris. They had a son, Walter M. Morris, who died by accident while loading his gun at the age of seventeen.
/ref> He died in 1884, and he is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.

References

1819 births 1884 deaths 19th-century mayors of places in Tennessee Mayors of Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee Democrats Burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville) {{Tennessee-stub