Ira Nelson Morris (March 8, 1875 – January 15, 1942) was an American author and diplomat appointed the United States Minister to Sweden, serving from 1914 to 1923.

[6] In 1913, he was appointed the Commissioner General to Italy, where he helped the Italian government gain representation at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition.

[5] On July 13, 1914, he was appointed the United States Minister to Sweden, a position he held until April 3, 1923.

[8] In 1921, while sailing to New York, on the Scandinavian-American liner United States, Morris saved the life of 19-year-old Ellen Neilson, of Brooklyn, in mid-ocean, when she was nearly washed overboard.

[10] The World War II Liberty Ship SS Ira Nelson Morris was named in his honor.