Buckner Stith Morris

Buckner Stith Morris
2nd Mayor of Chicago
In office 1838–1839
Preceded by	William Butler Ogden
Succeeded by	Benjamin Wright Raymond
Personal details
Born	(1800-08-19)August 19, 1800 Augusta, Kentucky
Died	December 16, 1879(1879-12-16) (aged 79) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Evelina Barker ​ (m. 1837⁠–⁠1847)​ (her death) Eliza Stephenson ​ ​ (m. 1850⁠–⁠1855)​ (her death), M. E. Parrish ​ (m. 1856⁠–⁠1879)​ (his death)
Children	3
Residence	Chicago, Illinois
Profession	Lawyer

Buckner Stith Morris (August 19, 1800 – December 16, 1879) was an American politician. He was the Mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1838 to 1839. He was a member of the Whig Party. He was in jail for 9 months because of war conflicts.^[1]

Morris was born on August 19, 1800 in Augusta, Kentucky. Morris was married to Evlina Barker until her death. Then he was married to Elize Stephenson until her death. Then he was married to M. E. Parrish until his death. He had three children. Morris died on December 16, 1879 in Chicago, Illinois from an illness, aged 79.

1. ↑ Pucci, Kelly (2007). Camp Douglas: Chicago's Civil War Prison. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7385-5175-3.