Frederick Morris
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Frederick Morris, known to University of Virginia students in the mid-20th century as "Tim Murphy", was a standard fixture in the Corner district until his death in the summer of 1943 at the age of 73.
A native of Belfast, Morris had no college degree but referred to himself as a 'Professor of Bumology' and was known to many as the 'Shabby Patriarch.' [1]
He spent many years in the merchant navy and served in the Spanish-American War. "Tim" came to Charlottesville as a landscape gardener and worked for 19 years under John C. Davis.
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References
- ↑ Web. University Tradition Passes with Death of 'Tim Murphy', Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, August 2, 1943, retrieved August 2, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. August 2, 1943 page 1.