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Morris, W. J. (William John), 1832-1907
1832-1907
William John Morris was born on October 17, 1832, in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, son of Col. Hon. William Morris (1786-1858), Receiver-General for Canada and brother of Alexander Morris (1826-1889), Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.
He was a mining engineer, surveyor, merchant, and businessman. He was a partner in the Canadian Bark Works, a factory that, from 1868 through 1874, extracted tannin from hemlock bark for use in tanning leather. He also served as a Postmaster of Perth in the 1860s.
In 1860, he married Sarah Louisa Radenhurst (1837–1920). He died on March 6, 1907, in Toronto, Ontario.