Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin
Politician
1914 – 1999
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Who was Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin?
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD, was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth President of the International Olympic Committee. He succeeded his uncle as Baron Killanin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1927, which allowed him to sit in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster as Lord Killanin upon turning 21.
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- Born
- Jul 30, 1914
London - Also known as
- Michael Killanin
- Lord Killanin
- Michael Morris Baron Killanin
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sheila Dunlop
(1945 - 1999/04/25)
- Sheila Dunlop
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Ethnicity
- English people
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Profession
- Education
- Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Eton College
- Lived in
- County Galway
- Dublin
- Died
- Apr 25, 1999
Dublin
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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