thomas gayle morris (august 20, 1919 – march 4, 2016) was an american politician. he was born in eastland county, texas. morris served in the new mexico house of representatives from 1953 to 1958. he was elected as a democrat to the united states house of representatives in 1958. morris began serving on january 3, 1959, and left office january 3, 1969, after being defeated for re-election.