Major John Granville Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale, TD, DL (16 December 1906 – 25 May 1996) was a British Conservative Party politician.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1938 [1] and was Member of Parliament for Salisbury from 1942 until 1965.
From 1967 to 1975, he was President of the Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust.[2]
He married Hon. Margaret Smith, daughter of William Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden and Lady Esther Gore, on 16 October 1928 and had three children, the two younger of whom became Conservative politicians:
In January 1983, Margadale was Gazetted a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire, together with Mary Salisbury.[3]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by James Despencer-Robertson |
Member of Parliament for Salisbury 1942–1965 |
Succeeded by Michael Hamilton |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Derek Walker-Smith |
Chairman of the 1922 Committee 1955–1964 |
Succeeded by Sir William Anstruther-Gray, Bt |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Pembroke |
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire 1969–1981 |
Succeeded by Hugh Trefusis Brassey |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Margadale 1965–1996 |
Succeeded by James Morrison |
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