Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin
The Lord Killanin | |
|---|---|
Morris in 1976 | |
| In office 11 August 1927 – 25 April 1999 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Baron Killanin |
| Succeeded by | The 4th Baron Killanin |
| 6th President of the International Olympic Committee | |
| In office 11 September 1972 – 3 August 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Avery Brundage |
| Succeeded by | Juan Antonio Samaranch |
| Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee | |
| In office 3 August 1980 – 25 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant, last held by Avery Brundage (1975) |
| Succeeded by | Vacant, next held by Juan Antonio Samaranch (2001) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1914 London, England |
| Died | 25 April 1999 (aged 84) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse |
Sheila Dunlop (m. 1945) |
| Children | 4, including Redmond and Mouse |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist, film producer, author, business executive, honorary consul |
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD (30 July 1914 – 25 April 1999) was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), seeing from 1972 to 1980. He succeeded his uncle as Baron Killanin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1927, when he was 12, which allowed him to sit in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster as Lord Killanin upon turning 21.