Morris Alexander

Morris Alexander KC
מארים אַלעקסאנדער
Portrait by J. H. Amshewitz, c. 1930
Member of the House of Assembly for Cape Town Castle
In office 1931 – 23 January 1946
In office 15 September 1910 – 12 June 1929
Member of the Cape Parliament for Cape Town
In office 1908–1910
Personal details
Born	(1877-12-04)4 December 1877 Znin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Żnin, Poland)
Died	24 January 1946(1946-01-24) (aged 68) Cape Town, South Africa
Political party	Progressive (c. 1905–1910) Unionist (1910–1921) Constitutional Democratic (1921–c. 1929) South African Party (1931–1934) United (1934–1946)
Spouses	Ruth Schechter ​ ​ (m. 1907; div. 1935)​ Enid Asenath Baumberg ​ ​ (m. 1935⁠–⁠1946)​
Children	3
Alma mater	South African College (BA) St John's College, Cambridge (LLB)

Morris Alexander KC (Yiddish: מארים אַלעקסאנדער; 4 December 1877 – 24 January 1946) was a South African lawyer and politician who was a leading figure of Cape Town's Jewish community. He is best known for his successful campaign to have Yiddish recognized as a European language by colonial authorities, allowing thousands of Jews to immigrate to South Africa. A prominent liberal, Alexander served in the South African House of Assembly from 1910 until his death in 1946.