Leonard Morris, Gent born Morriss (1748 – May 17, 1831) was an American spy, justice and sheriff, and was one of the founders of Charleston, West Virginia in 1789. As compensation for serving as a Spy during the American Revolution Leonard was granted large tracts of land in the Kanawha Region and became a freeholder, in addition he was made Justice of Kanawha County in 1789, where he received the title of gentleman, part of the gentry class. While holding no official military rank in the militia, Leonard was serving as an agent for the state of Virginia under General Andrew Lewis and George Washington.
Five years later Leonard was named as one of the trustees of Charleston when the town was incorporated by the Virginia House of Delegates in 1794, alongside Ruben Slaughter, Andrew Donnally Sr, John Young and William Morris. William Morris Jr, and Young were also spies from 1778-1782 and subsequently rewarded appropriately.
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