Philip Morrell
British politician (1870–1943)
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::summary British politician (1870–1943) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Philip Morrell |
| image | Philip Morrell.jpg |
| caption | Portrait of Morrell by George Charles Beresford, 1903 |
| constituency_MP | Burnley |
| parliament | United Kingdom |
| predecessor | Gerald Arbuthnot |
| successor | Dan Irving |
| term_start | 6 December 1910 |
| term_end | 25 November 1918 |
| constituency_MP2 | Henley |
| parliament2 | United Kingdom |
| predecessor2 | Sir Robert Hermon-Hodge |
| successor2 | Valentine Fleming |
| term_start2 | 22 January 1906 |
| term_end2 | 10 January 1910 |
| birth_name | Philip Edward Morrell |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| death_date | |
| death_place | London, England |
| spouse | |
| party | Liberal |
| education | Eton College |
| alma_mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| :: |
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Philip Edward Morrell (4 June 1870 – 5 January 1943) was a British Liberal politician.
Background
Morrell was the son of Frederic Morrell, a solicitor of Black Hall, Oxford, by his wife Harriette Anne, daughter of the President of St John's College, Oxford, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, the Rev. Philip Wynter DD. The Morrell family had made its fortune as brewers of beer, and Philip Morrell's grandfather was a trustee of the family brewery. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.
Political career
He was adopted as the Liberal candidate for Henley in September 1902, on the advice of H. H. Asquith, and was elected as such in the following election in 1906. He served in that constituency to 1910 and in Burnley from 1910 to 1918. He was the only non-Conservative MP for Henley.
Personal life
Morrell married in London on 8 February 1902 Lady Ottoline Cavendish-Bentinck, half-sister of the 6th Duke of Portland. Lady Ottoline became an influential society hostess. They shared what would now be known as an open marriage for the rest of their lives.
His extramarital affairs produced several children who were cared for by his wife, who also struggled to conceal evidence of his mental instability. With Alice Louisa Jones, who worked at The Nation, Morrell had a son, Philip Hugh-Jones. The Morrells themselves had two children (twins): a son, Hugh, who died in infancy; and a daughter, Julian Morrell (1906–1983), whose first marriage was to Victor Goodman and second marriage was to Igor Vinogradoff. Former wife of Sir Victor Goodman, and later wife of Igor Vinogradoff; daughter of Lady Ottoline Morrell. 411 Portraits
References
References
- [https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/use-this-image.php?mkey=mw85608 Philip Edward Morrell by George Charles Beresford]. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- National Probate Calendar (1943): MORRELL Philip Edward
- (18 September 1902). "Election intelligence".
- (10 February 1902). "Court circular".
- Rolphe, Katie. ''Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Marriages'' Random House Digital, Inc.: New York, 2008
- "Munks Roll Details for Philip Hugh-Jones".
- King's College, Cambridge. (2011) [http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/files/about/annual-report-2011.pdf ''Annual Report 2011''.] Cambridge: King's College, Cambridge. pp. 151–154.
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