Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Richard Henry MORRIS
Richard Henry Morris died April 8 at his home in Philadelphia after a year's illness. He was a former president of the Philadelphia Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
He was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, seventy-two years ago and was buried there in St. James' Churchyard.
On being graduated from the (Lehigh) University in 1889 with a B.S. in Mining and Metallurgy, Mr. Morris went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad but left that company two years later to become associated wit the Pencoyd Iron Works where he became chief engineer. Resigning that position in 1895, he accepted a post with the Philadelphia Mutual Fire Insurance Company and rose to the the president's chair in 1932. Ill health forced his retirement a year ago.
For many years he was active in his church, Christ Episcopal, in Germantown, serving as Sunday School superintendent, rector's warden and vestryman.
One of Lehigh's grand old men, he served as vice president of the Alumni Association in 1924.
Surviving Mr. Morris are his widow: a son, Richard Henry, 3rd, and two daughters.
Published in the "Lehigh Epitome", 1941.
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