Walter Morrison (MP)
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Walter Morrison was an English Liberal
and Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons in thre periods between 1861 and 1900.
Morrison was the son of James Morrison
and his wife Mary Anne Todd, daughter of John Todd of London. His father was of the firm of Morrison, Dillon, & Co., and was a former MP for Ipswich. He was educated at Eton College
and at Balliol College, Oxford
graduating BA in 1857, and MA in 1862. He was a J.P.
for the West Riding of Yorkshire, and Lieutenant-colonel of the West Riding Rifle Volunteers.
In 1861 Morrison was elected Member of Parliament
for Plymouth
. He held the seat until 1874. At the 1886 general election he was elected MP for Skipton
as a Liberal Unionist and held the seat until 1892. He was re-elected at Skipton in 1895 and held the seat to 1900.
Morrison died at the age of 85.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
and Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons in thre periods between 1861 and 1900.
Morrison was the son of James Morrison
James Morrison (businessman)
James Morrison was a British millionaire businessman and Member of Parliament.Alternatively he was born in 1790, probably at Middle Wallop, Hampshire, and died 30 October 1857 at Basildon, Berkshire possessed of property in England valued at between three and four million pounds,...
and his wife Mary Anne Todd, daughter of John Todd of London. His father was of the firm of Morrison, Dillon, & Co., and was a former MP for Ipswich. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
graduating BA in 1857, and MA in 1862. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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for the West Riding of Yorkshire, and Lieutenant-colonel of the West Riding Rifle Volunteers.
In 1861 Morrison was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Plymouth
Plymouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Plymouth was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and again from 1442 until 1918, when the borough was merged with the neighbouring Devonport and the combined area divided into three single-member constituencies.-In the...
. He held the seat until 1874. At the 1886 general election he was elected MP for Skipton
Skipton (UK Parliament constituency)
Skipton was a county constituency centred on the town of Skipton in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
as a Liberal Unionist and held the seat until 1892. He was re-elected at Skipton in 1895 and held the seat to 1900.
Morrison died at the age of 85.