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Name	William Morris
First Name	William
Last Name	Morris
Occupation	Novelist
Birthday	March 24
Birth Year	1834
Place of Birth	London
Home Town	England
Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Pisces
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Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Jane Morris (m. 1859–1896)
Children(s)	Not Available

William Morris Biography

William Morris is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on March 24, 1834 in London, England, United Kingdom. His books on fantasy directly influence his work J.R.R. Tolkien.

William started his career as a publisher in the late sixties founding a number of publications including the now defunct London Law Quarterly. William left publishing in the early eighties to set up a sheep farm in South Wales and became a volunteer Prison Visitor at Swansea Prison (eventually becoming local National Association of Official Prison Visitors secretary). He was then elected as a County Councillor for West Glamorgan County Council and served on the Public Protection and Industrial Development Committees, as well as variously being appointed a primary school, secondary school and university governor. Following an ill-fated venture in the Mining Industry (Founded Carreg Goch Mining in the Swansea Valley in 1988) William moved to the Middle East in 1991.

William Morris then worked as the Special Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, in which capacity he lived and worked in the Sultanate where he was based at Sultan Qaboos University for six years from 1991 to 1996. In this role he advised the Deputy Premier on a range of issues, particularly with regard to launching a series of academic journals at Oman’s newly established university. He also established the Sultan Qaboos University Press.

The place he was raised is Walthamstow, London, England. He was married to Jane Burden and had two daughters.

A well-known and well-known textile designer, and was the creator of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.

He married Veronica Harding in 1978. William Morris has three children, Joseph, Loveday and Samuel, and three grandchildren, Florence, Paloma and Gabriel. His personal religious beliefs are eclectic. He has been ordained both as an elder in the United Reformed Church and a lay reader in the Anglican church in Cornwall. William successfully underwent major surgery in 2019 following being diagnosed with cancer in late 2018.

William Morris Net Worth

William is one of the richest Novelist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Morris's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was a student of theology and poetry from the medieval period in Pembroke College. His first book of poetry, The Story of the Glittering Plain in 1891.

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Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Novelist
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House	Living in own house.

In 2003 he was appointed as chairman of the International Council for Press and Broadcasting based in London (now amalgamated with the International Communications Forum). In this capacity he has led press delegations to Iraq, Palestine, Israel, Egypt and Syria. The professed goal of the Media Council is to counter xenophobia and disinformation in the press of the Middle East and the West. The International Media Council holds an annual International Media Awards in London. A number of prominent Israeli journalists have been recipients of its media awards in London including Ari Rath, Danny Rubinstein and Yoav Stern. Arab recipients have included Sami Abdul Shafi and Jihad al Khazen.

In April 2011 he worked closely with the Libyan opposition to facilitate the relief of Misrata.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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He then worked closely with the incoming Labour Government in Britain. At the behest of Derek Fatchett MP (then Minister at the Foreign Office) he produced a report on Kashmir in consultation with the Mirpuri community in Britain. In October 2000 William Morris helped set up a war avoidance team to carry messages back and forth between the then Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Peter Hain, and Iraq Deputy Prime Minister Mr Tariq Aziz (a matter then confidential which has since been put on public record in an interview with Mr Hain by the Today program and in responses to questions from news reporters).

Who is William Morris Dating?

According to our records, William Morris married to Jane Morris (m. 1859–1896). As of January 13, 2024, William Morris’s is not dating anyone.

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William Morris ran as an independent candidate in the England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Elections 2012 for Devon and Cornwall Police but lost to the Conservative candidate, Commander Tony Hogg. He also declared himself a candidate in 2016, however lost again to the Conservative candidate Alison Hernandez.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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William returned with his family to Cornwall in 1996 and soon after he was appointed as the Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation, an organization whose founders included the journalists Claud Morris (William’s father) and Jon Kimche and Lord Arnold Weinstock, with backing from Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire and the then Crown Prince of Qatar.

William Morris was a speaker at The Policy Studies Organization’s Middle East Dialogue 2012 “The Middle East Today: The Arab Spring, The Syrian Summer”. He spoke again on the Syrian issue in the 2015 Washington conference of the Policy Studies Organization. In June 2016 he coordinated a four-day conference partnered with Initiatives of Change, titled “The Middle East Migration Crisis – Genesis and Responses”.

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William Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. William Morris celebrates birthday on March 24 of every year.

In June 2012 he established the Syria unit of the NCF, which produced regular reports on developments in the Syrian war, and continues to lobby the international community to promote a peace that leads to substantive post-war reform. The Syria unit also recorded casualty figures in the conflict from June 2012, reporting these figures monthly, but this work has now been discontinued. The Syria focus of the NCF has however, if anything, increased with the emergence of ISIS on the international scene, and William frequently addresses focus groups on the subject. William Morris resumed his personal travels to and direct engagement with Syria in late 2016.

What is William Morris best known for?

Morris was most recognised in his lifetime for his contribution to Victorian poetry and is the author of many poetical works, the most famous of which are The Earthly Paradise and The Defence of Guinevere. He also wrote novels, and made an ambitious translation of the Icelandic Sagas.

What is William Morris famous for designing?

The British literary figure and designer William Morris (1834-1896), a founder of the British Arts and Crafts Movement, was especially known for his wallpaper designs. These were created for the firm he founded with his partners in 1861, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Company, and later for Morris and Company.

Was William Morris a good person?

Since the mid-20th century Morris has been celebrated as a designer and craftsman. Future generations may esteem him more as a social and moral critic, a pioneer of the society of equality.

Why is William Morris influential?

William Morris was the greatest artist-craftsman of his period, especially famous for his wallpapers and textiles. He was an extraordinarily creative designer of pattern. Morris ran a successful decorating and manufacturing business as well as a high profile London shop in Oxford Street.

Who printed seaweed wallpaper?

Seaweed Wallpaper Design, printed by John Henry Dearle.

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