William Morrison
MPP for Hamilton East
In office
July 27, 1928  April 3, 1934
Preceded byLeeming Carr
Succeeded bySamuel Lawrence
Mayor of Hamilton
In office
1935–1943
Preceded byHerbert Earl Wilton
Succeeded bySamuel Lawrence
Personal details
Born(1878-04-20)April 20, 1878
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 16, 1947(1947-03-16) (aged 68)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Resting placeWoodland Cemetery
Political partyConservative Party of Ontario
SpouseLucy Musson Weir
ChildrenWilliam Robert Morrison

William Morrison, KC, (April 20, 1878 - March 16, 1947) was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 1935 to 1943.

First serving as a lawyer and, later, a Crown Prosecutor, Morrison was first elected as an alderman for Ward 2 in 1921. He was re-elected in 1922. Two years later, he secured a seat on the Board of Control. He was elected in a by-election in 1928 as the Conservative Party Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East. He was re-elected in 1929, and served until he was defeated in 1934. During his time with the Conservatives he nominated Colonel George Drew as leader of the party.[1]

He returned to Hamilton and was elected mayor in 1935, a position in which he served until 1943. He was elected (annually) eight times, a record to that date. He served as President of the Ontario Mayors' Association and was a member of the Dominion Mayors' Association.[2] He married Lucy Musson Weir, and had one son, William Robert Morrison, (1912–1983), who became a provincial court judge in Hamilton. His grandson, William R. Morrison, is a Canadian historian.

References

  1. "William Morrison Dies", The Montreal Gazette, March 14, 1947
  2. "William Morrison Dies", The Montreal Gazette, March 14, 1947


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