Morris chair

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“It was almost a hitch-your-wagon-to-a-star philosophy. He convinced us, ‘You just follow me and it’ll happen,’” said Valerie Morris, chair of the university senate, in a 1990 interview with The Washington Post.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

But EIS representative Des Morris, chair of the teachers' side of the SNCT, said the strikes would proceed in the absence of an improved deal.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2023

The great-grandfather of most modern furniture is Britain's famed igth century "Morris" chair with its familiar adjustable back, named for William Morris, leader in the protest against the machine-made monstrosities of his day.

From Time Magazine Archive

Frost receives them slumped in the ancient Morris chair he bought 40 years ago, talking in his twanging New England voice, a rascally twinkle in his blue eyes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The boy sat down on the edge of the bed, and Lee let his thin body down in the Morris chair.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck