Alexander Morrison (politician)
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Alexander Morrison (January 15, 1851 – January 24, 1930) was a Canadian farmer and politician.
Alexander Morrison | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canada Parliament for Macdonald | |
| Preceded by | William D. Staples |
| Succeeded by | Richard Coe Henders |
| In office October 12, 1912 – November 10, 1913 | |
| In office December 13, 1913 – October 6, 1917 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 15, 1851 Kemptville, Canada West |
| Died | January 24, 1930 (aged 79) Carman, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
Born in Kemptville, Canada West, the son of William Morrison and Elizabeth Morrow, Morrison attended public school and then became a farmer in Homewood, Manitoba. He was Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Dufferin for six years before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Macdonald in a 1912 by-election. After the election was declared void in 1913, he was re-elected in the resulting by-election. A Conservative, he did not run for re-election in 1917. He died in 1930 in Carman, Manitoba.[1]
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edit- ^ "Alexander Morrison (1851-1930)". Manitoba Historical Society.
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