Thursday, 27 December 2018
2134 George Morrison
Constituency : Combined Scottish Universities 1934 -45 ( from 1935 Liberal National )
George took over from the deceased Dugald Cowan for the Combined Scottish Universities seat. He had a crushing victory over Labour.
George was educated at Mortlach School ad Aberdeen University. He became a teacher at Robert Gordon's College in 1890. In 1910 he left to become Rector of Inverness Royal Academy but returned ten years later as headmaster. He retired in 1933.
George called for the raising of the school-leaving age in his maiden speech.
George defected to the Liberal Nationals in 1935 and came second behind a Tory in the election that year.
George resigned his seat in March 1945.
He died in 1956 aged 86.
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