Sir George Henry Morse (27 May 1857 – 1 April 1931) was an English brewer, administrator and mountaineer. He was Lord Mayor of Norwich and later President of the Alpine Club.
Morse was born in 1857, second son of Charles Morse of Aylsham, Norfolk, JP, DL, a barrister and partner in the brewery of Steward, Patteson Fitch & Co., and Mary Harriet, daughter of Commander Robert Isacke, of the East India Company's Navy. The Morses were a junior branch of a landed gentry family of Lound, Suffolk, with a long history in Norwich; Charles Morse's great-grandfather, John Morse, was Mayor of Norwich for 1781.[1] Charles Morse was also an alpinist and had joined the Alpine Club in 1863.[2]
Morse was Mayor of Norwich for 1899, then Lord Mayor of Norwich for 1922–1923, after King Edward VII had elevated the title.[3] In the Birthday Honours list of 1923, gazetted on 29 June, he became a knight bachelor.[5] In 1927 Morse was a director of both principal Norwich Union companies, for Fire Insurance and Life Insurance.[6] By 1931 he had served as chairman of the first and president of the second.[7]
A Conservative in politics, Morse was a member of the Alpine Club, of which he was President between 1926 and 1929, and also of the Junior Carlton Club. At the time of his death in 1931 his address was given in Who's Who as "Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich".[3] He left a substantial estate worth £143,449 after liabilities and duties.[7] His obituary in the Alpine Journal said of him
Though it is a heresy to suggest it, George Morse was, in my opinion, one of the very best guides of his day. And he was one of the best companions.[2]
Personal lifeedit
In 1893, Morse married Annie, a daughter of Mark Henry Pasteur, JP, of Wynches, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, and of Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland. They had three sons (the second, Francis John Morse, was father of the banker and cruciverbalist Sir Jeremy Morse) and one daughter. They lived at Beech Hill, Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk. His widow died in 1946.[8]
Notesedit
^ abPatrick T. R. Palgrave-Moore, The Mayors and Lord Mayors of Norwich, 1936–1974 (1978), p. 35
^ abT. L. Kesteven, 'George Henry Morse' (obituary) in the Alpine Journal, vol. 43 (1931), pp. 334–337
^ abc‘MORSE, Sir George Henry’, in Who Was Who (London: A. & C. Black); online edition by Oxford University Press, December 2007, accessed 30 March 2014 (subscription site)
^Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, vol. 2 (Burke's Peerage, 1969), p. 272
^Thomas Skinner & Company, The Directory of Directors for 1927 (1927), p. 1,119
^ abThe Post Magazine and Insurance Monitor, vol. 92, issue 2 (Buckley Press, 1932), p. 1,532: "Sir George Henry Morse, of Thorpe St. Andrew, Norwich, late chairman of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society and lately president of the Norwich Union Life Insurance Society, left £152,816 (net £143,449)."
^Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, vol. 1, ed. Peter Townend, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965, p. 511
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george, henry, morse, 1857, april, 1931, english, brewer, administrator, mountaineer, lord, mayor, norwich, later, president, alpine, club, contents, early, life, career, personal, life, notesearly, life, editmorse, born, 1857, second, charles, morse, aylsham,. Sir George Henry Morse 27 May 1857 1 April 1931 was an English brewer administrator and mountaineer He was Lord Mayor of Norwich and later President of the Alpine Club Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 NotesEarly life editMorse was born in 1857 second son of Charles Morse of Aylsham Norfolk JP DL a barrister and partner in the brewery of Steward Patteson Fitch amp Co and Mary Harriet daughter of Commander Robert Isacke of the East India Company s Navy The Morses were a junior branch of a landed gentry family of Lound Suffolk with a long history in Norwich Charles Morse s great grandfather John Morse was Mayor of Norwich for 1781 1 Charles Morse was also an alpinist and had joined the Alpine Club in 1863 2 Career editMorse became a successful brewer and a Justice of the Peace in the city of Norwich 1 3 Morse had a younger brother Arthur Francis Morse who served in the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons and retired from the army as a colonel 4 Morse was Mayor of Norwich for 1899 then Lord Mayor of Norwich for 1922 1923 after King Edward VII had elevated the title 3 In the Birthday Honours list of 1923 gazetted on 29 June he became a knight bachelor 5 In 1927 Morse was a director of both principal Norwich Union companies for Fire Insurance and Life Insurance 6 By 1931 he had served as chairman of the first and president of the second 7 A Conservative in politics Morse was a member of the Alpine Club of which he was President between 1926 and 1929 and also of the Junior Carlton Club At the time of his death in 1931 his address was given in Who s Who as Thorpe St Andrew Norwich 3 He left a substantial estate worth 143 449 after liabilities and duties 7 His obituary in the Alpine Journal said of himThough it is a heresy to suggest it George Morse was in my opinion one of the very best guides of his day And he was one of the best companions 2 Personal life editIn 1893 Morse married Annie a daughter of Mark Henry Pasteur JP of Wynches Much Hadham Hertfordshire and of Le Grand Saconnex Geneva Switzerland They had three sons the second Francis John Morse was father of the banker and cruciverbalist Sir Jeremy Morse and one daughter They lived at Beech Hill Thorpe St Andrew Norfolk His widow died in 1946 8 Notes edit a b Patrick T R Palgrave Moore The Mayors and Lord Mayors of Norwich 1936 1974 1978 p 35 a b T L Kesteven George Henry Morse obituary in the Alpine Journal vol 43 1931 pp 334 337 a b c MORSE Sir George Henry in Who Was Who London A amp C Black online edition by Oxford University Press December 2007 accessed 30 March 2014 subscription site Burke s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry vol 2 Burke s Peerage 1969 p 272 The London Gazette dated 29 June 1923 Thomas Skinner amp Company The Directory of Directors for 1927 1927 p 1 119 a b The Post Magazine and Insurance Monitor vol 92 issue 2 Buckley Press 1932 p 1 532 Sir George Henry Morse of Thorpe St Andrew Norwich late chairman of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society and lately president of the Norwich Union Life Insurance Society left 152 816 net 143 449 Burke s Landed Gentry 18th edition vol 1 ed Peter Townend Burke s Peerage Ltd 1965 p 511 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Henry Morse amp oldid 1081832491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
