David Richard Morier

1784 - 1877


Biography

Diplomat with an entry in the ODNB, and beneficiary of a settlement by his father-in-law Robert Burnet Jones (q.v.) on Morier's marriage to Anna Jones in 1815; the couple inherited further under Robert Burnet Jones' will in 1817. His son Robert Burnet David Morier also has an entry in the ODNB.


Sources

Lane-Poole, Stanley, and Henry McKenzie Johnston. "Morier, David Richard (1784–1877), diplomatist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 19 Jun. 2020. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-19257, which describes Robert Burnett [sic] Jones as 'a former Attorney-General of Barbados' and makes no reference to the slave-owning of Morier's wife's family; Davenport-Hines, Richard. "Morier, Sir Robert Burnet David (1826–1893), diplomatist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 19 Jun. 2020. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-19261.


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Anna Jones
Oxford DNB Entry

Relationships (2)

Son-in-law → Father-in-law
Son-in-law → Mother-in-law