Morrissey Johnson Explained

Frederick Morrissey Johnson
Constituency Mp:Bonavista—Trinity—Conception
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Dave Rooney
Successor:Fred Mifflin
Term Start:4 September 1984
Term End:21 November 1988
Birth Date:1932 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Little Catalina, Newfoundland
Death Place:Lewisporte Junction, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Party:Progressive Conservative

Frederick Morrissey Johnson (21 October 1932 – 14 July 2003) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Little Catalina, Newfoundland and became a business manager, businessman and master mariner by career.

Johnson studied at the Newfoundland College of Marine Navigation and the Newfoundland College of Fisheries. He served as president of Claymorr Shipping Ltd. and Johnson Combined Enterprises Ltd. and became a director of the Newfoundland Shipowner's Association.[1] He was a maritime captain particularly in the seal hunting industry. Since protests and restrictions towards the seal hunt escalated, Johnson conducted his last sealing voyage in April 1983.[2]

Johnson was first elected at the Bonavista—Trinity—Conception electoral district in the 1984 federal election, thus he served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament. He lost the riding in the 1988 federal election to Fred Mifflin of the Liberal party.

Since his departure from national politics, Johnson served as chair of the Atlantic Salmon Advisory Board. He was killed at age 70 in a motor vehicle collision with a moose near Lewisporte Junction. He had twelve children, two of whom with his second wife, Betty-Ann Johnson.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, Pierre G. . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1985 .
  2. News: Folk hero was master mariner . J.M. . Sullivan . . 31 July 2003 . R7 .
    Republished as: Book: Sullivan, Joan . Newfoundland portfolio: a history in portraits . registration . Morrissey Johnson Master Mariner 1932–2003 . 83–87 . 978-1-894377-22-5 . Breakwater Books . 2006 . 12 October 2009.
  3. Web site: Political Passages (obit, p13) . Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians . CAFP Newsletter . Winter 2004 . 13 . 30 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011185422/http://exparl.ca/pdf/CAFP_2004_Winter-e.pdf . 11 October 2007 . dead .