Joseph Henry Morris (July 12, 1867 – April 19, 1939)[1] was a politician and municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.

He attended public schools in Ontario, and moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta upon graduating.

Joseph Morris was the owner of Edmonton's first automobile, a 1903 Ford Model A that he brought to town on May 25, 1904.

According to legend, until 1905 motorists in what later became Alberta were responsible for making their own license plates, and Morris elected to use a broomstick.

Whether the legend is true or not, in 1905 Morris was issued with a leather license plate with the number one.