David Hennen "Dave" Morris (April 24, 1872 – May 4, 1944) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Thoroughbred racehorse owner who co-founded the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana to John A. Morris and Cora Hennen, the daughter of Judge Alfred Hennen. He earned a Masters degree from Columbia University and in 1896 graduated from Harvard University. He became an attorney and was admitted to the New York Bar.

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  • David Hennen "Dave" Morris (April 24, 1872 – May 4, 1944) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Thoroughbred racehorse owner who co-founded the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana to John A. Morris and Cora Hennen, the daughter of Judge Alfred Hennen. He earned a Masters degree from Columbia University and in 1896 graduated from Harvard University. He became an attorney and was admitted to the New York Bar. Following his father's death in 1895, Dave Morris inherited considerable wealth and held business interests in railroads, hotels, and other enterprises. He was vice-president of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. (Cotton Belt Route). From 1933 to 1937, he was United States Ambassador to Belgium and Envoy to Luxemburg. During this joint appointment, he resided in Belgium, where he and his wife continued to make international contacts for the language that would later take the name Interlingua. He also was Vice President of the Research Corporation and Counselor of the Belgian-American Educational Foundation, where Ezra Clark Stillman was Secretary. Morris was a founder of the Aero Club of America and of the Automobile Club of America. With his wife Alice Vanderbilt Shepard, a granddaughter of William Henry Vanderbilt, he co-founded the IALA, which in 1951 would present Interlingua to the general public. He was treasurer of the IALA from its establishment in 1924 to his death in 1944. His son, Lawrence, then assumed the position. In 1928 the Morris's twenty-four-year-old son Noel committed suicide.
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  • David Hennen "Dave" Morris (April 24, 1872 – May 4, 1944) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Thoroughbred racehorse owner who co-founded the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana to John A. Morris and Cora Hennen, the daughter of Judge Alfred Hennen. He earned a Masters degree from Columbia University and in 1896 graduated from Harvard University. He became an attorney and was admitted to the New York Bar.
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