Surname: Morris Forename(s): Lewis b. 23 January 1833. d. 12 November 1907. Nationality: Welsh. VIAF.
Poet, educationist, lawyer. Born in Carmarthon, Wales. Educated at Jesus College,
Cambridge. In a common-law relationship with his housekeeper, Florence Julia Pollard,
which lost him the Poet Laureateship in 1896 following Queen Victoria’s disapproval,
after which he seems to have married Florence. Publications include Songs of Two Worlds (1872, 1874, 1875), The Epic of Hades (1877), Songs of Britain (1877), A Vision of Saints (1877). Biographical information: ODNB. (SP, AC)