Patrick Morris

Patrick Morris
Biographical Information
Occupation	Banker Alderman
Marital Status	Married to Anne Morris
Date of Death	1882
Place of Death	New York City, New York, United States
Family
Immediate	Anne Morris (wife) Will Morris (son) Louise Morris (daugher)
Physical description
Gender	Male
Appearances
Portrayed by	Michel Gill
Appears in	The Gilded Age
Debut	1.02 Money Isn't Everything

Patrick Morris (portrayed by Michell Gill) was a banker and one of the aldermen of New York City, and the husband of Anne Morris, who was prominent in society. He belonged to the established upper class of America and New York, and was against "new money" interlopers. Morris and Charles Fane attempted to take on George Russell, and were drawn into a poisonous web of their own making.

Biography

Season 1

Episode 2

Bertha Russell has had trouble with Patrick's wife, Anne, who isn't delighted for her participation at her Charity bazaar due to her nouveau riche status. George and Bertha decide to invite Patrick and Anne for dinner at their house. Anne tries to convince him to meet George at his office, and tells him not to accept offers from George. Patrick tells her that he believes that George is a force in the city and that Mrs. Astor also knows how the world works.

Patrick and Anne arrive at the Russells' house for dinner. At the dinner, Bertha makes an awkward comment about Morris being a common surname, and Patrick changes the topic by complimenting the food.

George takes Patrick to join him for a game of billiard. George talks with him about his plan to expand the railway from New York to Chicago, which would need to be passed as a law by the aldermen, and Patrick thinks they won't do it if it doesn't benefit them. George tells them that any shares they'd buy in the company will rise in value when the law is passed. George suggests that they should buy them on margin and then pass the law. Patrick promises to tell George about their decision.

On another day, Patrick waits in a carriage when George leaves his office building. Patrick tells him that the aldermen are buying shares.

Later, Patrick and Anne have a talk about the location for the bazaar, the Seventh Regimen Armory, falling through, as Bertha promised Anne they could use her ballroom in case it happens. Anne tells Patrick they'll go to the Fifth Avenue Hotel instead. Patrick is frustrated as he doesn't want to annoy George Russell at the moment.