William Morrison
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William Morrison is the name of:
- William Morrison (businessman)William Morrison (businessman)William Morrison was the founder of the Morrisons supermarket chain.-Career:Brought up in Bradford, William Morrison started selling eggs and butter on a wholesale basis in 1899. Shortly afterwards he opened a stall in Bradford and then others in nearby towns...
, founder of the Morrisons supermarket chain - William Morrison (director)William Morrison (director)William Morrison , is a Canadian born Juno Award-nominated music video director, documentary film director, and musician...
, music video director and musician - William Morrison (Australian politician), member of the Australian House of Representatives
- William Morrison, 1st Viscount DunrossilWilliam Morrison, 1st Viscount DunrossilWilliam Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, GCMG, MC, KStJ, PC, QC , the 14th Governor-General of Australia, was born in Scotland and educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh. He joined the British Army in the First World War and served with an artillery regiment...
(1893-1961), British politician and Governor General of Australia - William Morrison Charlap (born 1966), American jazz pianist
- William Morrison (dentist)William Morrison (dentist)William James Morrison was a dentist from Nashville, Tennessee.He was an avid inventor and has a number of inventions to his credit. One of them is the first cotton candy machine, which he constructed in cooperation with John C. Wharton. This electric machine that melted sugar and then used force...
, American dentist - William R. Morrison (Canadian historian)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...
(born 1947) - William Ralls Morrison, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- William Robert MorrisonWilliam Robert MorrisonWilliam Morrison, K.C., 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...
(1878-1947), Canadian politician and Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario - Joseph SamachsonJoseph SamachsonDr. Joseph "Joe" Samachson was a scientist and author, primarily of science fiction and comic books.-Biochemist:Joseph Samachson was born to David and Anna Samachson on October 13, 1906 in Trenton, New Jersey. A graduate of Rutgers University, he earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Yale at the age of...
(1906–1980), biochemist and science-fiction writer under the pseudonym William Morrison - William Garth MorrisonGarth MorrisonSir William Garth Morrison, was the Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories from 1988 to 1996. He also spent twelve years in the Royal Navy.- Education and Military service :...
(born 1943), Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories - William Morrison (missionary), American missionary based in the Congo Free StateCongo Free StateThe Congo Free State was a large area in Central Africa which was privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians. Its origins lay in Leopold's attracting scientific, and humanitarian backing for a non-governmental organization, the Association internationale africaine...
- William Morrison (Alberta politician)William Morrison (Alberta politician)Rev. William Morrison was a farmer, church minister, soldier and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for a short time in 1935 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government....
, former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta - William Morrison (American politician), member of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1779North Carolina General Assembly of 1779The North Carolina General Assembly of 1779 met in three sessions in three locations in the years 1779 and 1780. The first session was held in Smithfield from May 3 to May 15, 1779; the second session in Halifax, from October 18 to November 10, 1779; the third and final session in New Bern, from...
- William Morrison (Canadian politician), politician in Lillooet (electoral district)Lillooet (electoral district)The Lillooet electoral district was a riding in the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the town of the same name and with various boundaries...
, British Columbia - William Morrison (trader) (19th century), fur trader in Minnesota, USA, see Old Crow Wing, Minnesota
- William Morrison (gardener)William Morrison (gardener)William Morrison was a Scottish-born gardener and plant collector employed by Kew between 1824 to 1839.Morrison made collections of botanical specimens in Trinidad, returning them to England for study at Kew Gardens...
, plant collector employed by Kew, 1824-39