{{short description|American politician (1909–1987)}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = G. Delbert Morris |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date|1909|6|23}} |birth_place = [[Nogales, Arizona]], US |death_date = {{death date and age|1987|11|4|1909|6|23}} |death_place = [[Redondo Beach, California]], US |state_assembly = California |district = [[California's 63rd State Assembly district|63rd]] |term = November 25, 1947 – February 29, 1956 |preceded = Don A. Allen |succeeded = [[Don A. Allen]] |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = Mary Jean Weltner (m. 1948, d. 1953) |children = 2 |education = |branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} |battles = [[World War II]] }}
'''G. Delbert Morris''' (June 23, 1909 – November 4, 1987) was a [[United States]] Republican politician who served in the California State Assembly for the 63rd district from 1947 to 1956.<ref>{{cite web|title= G. Delbert Morris|url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5580|website=joincalifornia.com}}</ref>
Morris was born in Nogales, Arizona. During [[World War II]] he served in the [[United States Navy]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Vassar|first1=Alexander C.|title=Legislators of California|date=2011|url=http://media.onevoter.org/reports/Legislators_of_California.pdf|accessdate=23 November 2016}}</ref> He was elected to the California State Assembly in 1948, and remained a member until his resignation in 1956, after having been found guilty of perjury concerning the sale of state liquor licenses. He was sentenced to two years in prison.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = calisphere.org | date = 1954 | title = G. Delbert Morris | url = https://calisphere.org/item/a640312bf36a7f63297a755c496564a6/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | publisher = law.justia.com | date = January 6, 1956 | title = People v. Morris, Crim. No. 1042. Fourth Dist. Jan. 6, 1956 | author = Barnard, P. J. | url = https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2d/138/317.html}}</ref> In December 1961, Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown pardoned Morris.<ref>''LA Times'', "Ex-Legislator Wins Pardon in Liquor Scandal," 1961-12-22, p. 5.</ref>
He was survived by two daughters and his wife. He also served in the US Navy during World War II. He was aboard the [[USS Lexington (CV-2)|USS ''Lexington'']] in WWII when it sank, but survived.
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