William Robert Morrison

William Morrison, KC, (April 20, 1878 - March 16, 1947) was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 1935 to 1943.

William Morrison KC
MPP for Hamilton East
In office July 27, 1928 – April 3, 1934
Preceded by	Leeming Carr
Succeeded by	Samuel Lawrence
Mayor of Hamilton
In office 1935–1943
Preceded by	Herbert Earl Wilton
Succeeded by	Samuel Lawrence
Personal details
Born	(1878-04-20)April 20, 1878 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 16, 1947(1947-03-16) (aged 68) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Resting place	Woodland Cemetery
Political party	Conservative Party of Ontario
Spouse	Lucy Musson Weir
Children	William Robert Morrison

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. He was elected in a by-election in 1928 as the Conservative Party Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East. He was re-elected in 1929, and served until he was defeated in 1934. During his time with the Conservatives he nominated Colonel George Drew as leader of the party.

He returned to Hamilton and was elected mayor in 1935, a position in which he served until 1943. He was elected (annually) eight times, a record to that date. He served as President of the Ontario Mayors' Association and was a member of the Dominion Mayors' Association. He married Lucy Musson Weir, and had one son, William Robert Morrison, (1912–1983), who became a provincial court judge in Hamilton. His grandson, William R. Morrison, is a Canadian historian.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history