Marshall Bidwell Morrison Explained

Marshall Bidwell Morrison
Office2:Ontario MPP
Term Start2:1898
Term End2:1908
Predecessor2:William Hodgins Biggar
Successor2:John Wesley Johnson
Constituency2:Hastings West
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:31 December 1848
Birth Place:Consecon, Prince Edward County
Death Place:Belleville, Ontario
Occupation:Undertaker
Spouse:Eleanor Kinney

Marshall Bidwell Morrison (December 31, 1848  - March 9, 1923) was an undertaker and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Hastings West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1908 as a Conservative member.

The son of John Wesley Morrison and Sarah Ann Lampson, he was born in Consecon in Prince Edward County and was educated there. Morrison married Eleanor Kinney. He served on the town council for Trenton for ten years and was Trenton mayor from 1888 to 1889 and from 1895 to 1898.[1] Morrison served in the county militia during the Fenian raids.[2] He died in Belleville, Ontario in 1923.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chambers, E J. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for the Dominion of Canada . 1908 .
  2. Book: Pioneer life on the Bay of Quinte, including genealogies of old families and biographical sketches of representative citizens . 1900 . 514.
  3. Web site: Person details for Marshall Bidwell Morrison . Family Search.