George Morrison (British politician)
For other people named George Morrison, see George Morrison (disambiguation).
George Alexander Morrison (30 October 1869 – 8 September 1956) was a Liberal Party and then National Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Combined Scottish Universities at a by-election in 1934. He resigned the Liberal whip in July 1935 to join the National Liberals,[1] and was re-elected at the 1935 as a National Liberal. He resigned his seat on 6 March 1945,[2] triggering another by-election.
Morrison was Rector of Inverness Royal Academy from 1910–1920 and Headmaster of Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen from 1920-1933.[3]
References
- ↑ Scottish Political Timeline 1918 - 1945
- ↑ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ↑ The Times, 26 November 1935.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Historical list of MPs: S (part 2) at Leigh Rayment's peerage pages
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Morrison
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Noel Skelton and Dugald Cowan and John Buchan |
Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities 1934–1945 With: Noel Skelton, to 1936; John Buchan, to 1935; Sir John Graham Kerr, to 1935; Ramsay MacDonald, 1936–1937; Sir John Anderson, from 1938 |
Succeeded by Sir John Anderson and Sir John Boyd Orr and Sir John Graham Kerr |
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