Stephen Van Cortlandt Morris, a retired career diplomat, died Friday at the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after a long illness. He was 74 years old and lived in Washington and Lenox, Mass.
Mr. Morris was a Foreign Service officer for 25 years, retiring in 1965 after serving as cultural attache at the United States Embassy in Brussels. His previous diplomatic service included posts in Paris and Rome.
Mr. Morris's direct ancestors included Gen. Lewis Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and Gouverneur Morris, who served as United States Minister to France. He was a brother of the Newbold Morris, who was president of the New York City Council, and the George L. K. Morris, an artist. Both are dead.
Mr. Morris was born in Manhattan and graduated from Yale. He studied also at l'Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris and at the London School of Economics. In World War II he was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy in Panama.
Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, the former Persis Mason; a daughter, Helen S. Morris of Manhattan; and two sons, Christopher W. of Los Angeles and James M. of Ithaca, N. Y.
Mr. Morris was a Foreign Service officer for 25 years, retiring in 1965 after serving as cultural attache at the United States Embassy in Brussels. His previous diplomatic service included posts in Paris and Rome.
Mr. Morris's direct ancestors included Gen. Lewis Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and Gouverneur Morris, who served as United States Minister to France. He was a brother of the Newbold Morris, who was president of the New York City Council, and the George L. K. Morris, an artist. Both are dead.
Mr. Morris was born in Manhattan and graduated from Yale. He studied also at l'Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris and at the London School of Economics. In World War II he was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy in Panama.
Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, the former Persis Mason; a daughter, Helen S. Morris of Manhattan; and two sons, Christopher W. of Los Angeles and James M. of Ithaca, N. Y.
Stephen Van Cortlandt Morris, a retired career diplomat, died Friday at the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after a long illness. He was 74 years old and lived in Washington and Lenox, Mass.
Mr. Morris was a Foreign Service officer for 25 years, retiring in 1965 after serving as cultural attache at the United States Embassy in Brussels. His previous diplomatic service included posts in Paris and Rome.
Mr. Morris's direct ancestors included Gen. Lewis Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and Gouverneur Morris, who served as United States Minister to France. He was a brother of the Newbold Morris, who was president of the New York City Council, and the George L. K. Morris, an artist. Both are dead.
Mr. Morris was born in Manhattan and graduated from Yale. He studied also at l'Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris and at the London School of Economics. In World War II he was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy in Panama.
Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, the former Persis Mason; a daughter, Helen S. Morris of Manhattan; and two sons, Christopher W. of Los Angeles and James M. of Ithaca, N. Y.
Mr. Morris was a Foreign Service officer for 25 years, retiring in 1965 after serving as cultural attache at the United States Embassy in Brussels. His previous diplomatic service included posts in Paris and Rome.
Mr. Morris's direct ancestors included Gen. Lewis Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and Gouverneur Morris, who served as United States Minister to France. He was a brother of the Newbold Morris, who was president of the New York City Council, and the George L. K. Morris, an artist. Both are dead.
Mr. Morris was born in Manhattan and graduated from Yale. He studied also at l'Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris and at the London School of Economics. In World War II he was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy in Panama.
Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, the former Persis Mason; a daughter, Helen S. Morris of Manhattan; and two sons, Christopher W. of Los Angeles and James M. of Ithaca, N. Y.
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