Rev. Canon John Charles Morris (19 March 1870 - 28 November 1940) was a Church of England clergyman and local politician.
Born in Plumstead, he was the son of John Henry Morris, an umbrella manufacturer and Phebe née Royle. Following a private schooling, he was admitted to Selwyn College, Cambridge in 1889. He graduated BA in 1892 and was ordained a deacon in 1893 and a priest in 1894. He went on to receive an MA in 1896.
He went on to hold a series of clerical posts, mostly in South London. He was curate of St Mark's, South Norwood 1893-99, curate of St Mark's, Lewisham, 1899-1908; vicar of the same parish 1908-10, Vicar of St John's, Walworth, 1910-19, and vicar of St John-the-Evangelist, Caterham Valley, from 1919 until his death. He became Honorary Canon of Southwark in 1922.
Chairman of Lewisham Board of Guardians and member of Lewisham Borough Council. From 1919-22 he sat as a Progressive Party member of the London County Council representing Southwark South East.
The Charity Commission page on a charity set up in his name is here
For the Jesuit John Morris see [1].