Corbyn Morris

Born on August 14, 1710, Corbyn Morris was an English official and economic writer. He studied at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, and later built a career in government, becoming a commissioner of customs.

Morris was active in public administration during the ministries of Henry Pelham and the Duke of Newcastle. Accounts of his career note that he was sent to Scotland in 1751 to examine customs administration and smuggling, and that he worked on practical reforms in revenue collection.

Alongside his official work, he wrote on major public questions of the time, including trade, insurance, taxation, and national finance. He also published An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Raillery, Satire, and Ridicule, showing an interest in literary and critical debate as well as economics.