Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin

1914 - 1999

Country of citizenship: Ireland

Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Educated at: Magdalene College, University of Paris, Eton College

Occupation: politician, film producer, journalist, writer, art collector

Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit

Position held: president of the International Olympic Committee, member of the House of Lords

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Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, (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. Source: Wikipedia (en)