William Robert Morrison
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William Morrison, K.C.
, (April 20, 1878 - March 16, 1947) was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
, from 1936 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
.
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 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.
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, (April 20, 1878 - March 16, 1947) was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
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, from 1936 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
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in 1928 as the Conservative Party Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East
Hamilton East (provincial electoral district)
Hamilton East is a former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 2007, when it was redistributed between the new ridings of Hamilton Centre and Hamilton East—Stoney Creek...
. He was re-elected in 1929
Ontario general election, 1929
The Ontario general election, 1929 was the 18th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on October 30, 1929, to elect the 112 Members of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....
, and served until he was defeated in 1934
Ontario general election, 1934
The Ontario general election, 1934 was the 19th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect the 90 Members of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....
.
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 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
William R. Morrison (Canadian historian)
William Robert Morrison is a Canadian historian of the Canadian North.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Morrison received a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University in 1963 and a Master of Arts from the same university the following year...
, is a Canadian historian.