Morier Family

	Morier Family Morier is a surname, and may refer to: * David Morier (1705?–1770), Anglo-Swiss painter * David Richard Morier (1784-1877), British diplomat * Isaac Morier (1750-1817), British diplomat * James Justinian Morier (1780–1849), British diplomat and author * John Philip Morier (1776-1853), British diplomat * Nicole Morier, American singer-songwriter * Robert Morier (1826–1893), British diplomat * William Morier Admiral William Morier (25 September 1790 – 29 July 1864) was a British naval officer. Early life He was born at Smyrna on 25 September 1790, the fourth son of Isaac Morier, British consul-general at Constantinople. He was educated at Harrow S ... (1790-1864), British naval officer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	David Morier David Morier, (1705? – 8 January 1770) was an Anglo-Swiss painter of portraits, military subjects and historical scenes around and after the time of the War of the Austrian Succession and the related Jacobite rising of 1745. His most recognisable work is ''An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745''.''"A Soldier-Like Way", The Material Culture of the British Infantry 1751–1768'', Track of the Wolf, Inc., Elk River, MN, 2007, p. 1 Morier thrived during the 1750s under the patronage of the Duke of Cumberland, the effective commander-in-chief of the British Army. He produced a number of equestrian portraits of his patron and other senior officers, as well as his greatest series of works, known as the Grenadier Paintings, which document the uniforms and equipment of the Army in the years leading up to the Seven Years' War. After the Duke lost his position due to his inept leadership in this new war, Morier's career went into decline. He was jailed for debt in the Fleet prison in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	David Richard Morier David Richard Morier (1784–1877) was an English diplomat and author. Life The third son of Isaac Morier, Consul-General to the Turkey Company at Constantinople, he was born in Smyrna on 8 January 1784 and educated at Harrow School before entering the diplomatic service. In January 1804, at the age of 20, he was appointed secretary to a political mission sent by the British government to Ali Pasha and the Turkish governors of the Morea and other provinces, with a view to counteracting the influence of France in south-east Europe. In May 1807 he was ordered to take entire charge of the mission, but the continuing rupture of diplomatic relations between England and the Ottoman Empire defeated his negotiations. Morier was shortly transferred to Sir Arthur Paget's mission, at the Dardanelles. He was despatched on special service to Egypt, where he was instructed to negotiate for the release of the British prisoners captured by Muhammad Ali during the Alexandria expedition of 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Isaac Morier Isaac Morier (1750–1817) was British consul-general of the Levant Company at Constantinople. Early life Isaac Morier was born on 12 August 1750 in Smyrna.Lane-Poole, 1894 He was from a Huguenot family. He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow. Career In 1803, he lost his fortune in 1803 and had to work. In 1804, he was appointed the first consul-general of the Levant Company at Constantinople, and on the dissolution of the company in 1806, he became his Britannic majesty's consul. He also became an agent of the East India Company, and held both positions until his death in 1817 from the plague in Constantinople. Personal life Morier became a naturalised Englishman. In 1775, he married Clara van Lennep, daughter of the Dutch consul-general and president of the Dutch Levant Company. They had children including: * John Philip Morier (1776–1853), diplomat * James Justinian Morier (1780-1849), diplomat and novelist * David Richard Morier (1784–1877), diplomat * William Morier ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	James Justinian Morier James Justinian Morier (15 August 1782 – 19 March 1849) was a British diplomat and author noted for his novels about the Qajar dynasty in Iran, most famously for the ''Hajji Baba'' series. These were filmed in 1954. Early life Morier was born in Ottoman Smyrna, the second son of Isaac Morier, a Swiss-born merchant, British by naturalisation, and a member of the London-based Levant Company, and Elizabeth Clara Van Lennep. After private education in England, he worked in his father's Smyrna business between 1799 and 1806. Diplomatic career Career in Iran Through the influence of his uncle, Admiral William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, he entered the diplomatic service. He first visited Iran in 1808 as secretary to Harford Jones-Brydges, a special British envoy to the Shah, publishing an account of his experiences in 1812 under the title ''A Journey through Iran, Armenia and Asia Minor to Constantinople in the years 1808 and 1809''. In 1809 he accompanied the Iranian env ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Philip Morier John Philip Morier (1776–1853) was an English diplomat. Early life The eldest of the four sons of Isaac Morier, and was born at Smyrna 9 November 1776; James Justinian Morier, David Richard Morier and William Morier were his brothers. He was known as Jack. The family returned to England in 1787, where he had school education under Samuel Jay at Greenwich, Andover, Hampshire, Andover and Eagle House, Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon under Thomas Lancaster. He was placed in his father's counting house in 1793. Diplomat in the East Mediterranean In 1794 Morier returned to Smyrna, working in the family business there. He was attached to the embassy at Constantinople on 5 April 1799, where he acted as private secretary to the ambassador, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin. Morier was despatched by Elgin on 22 December 1799 on special service of observation to Egypt. Elgin in fact wanted to take in the situation which he had faced on arrival, of William Sidney Smith running the negotiation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nicole Morier Nicole "Coco" Morier (lives in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. She began her career in 2002 as one half of the electronic rock duo Electrocute before becoming a songwriter for artists including Britney Spears, Tom Jones, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Demi Lovato, and Icona Pop. Her best-known compositions include " Heaven on Earth" and " How I Roll", recorded by Britney Spears, the latter of which was named the #1 song of 2011 by ''Rolling Stone''. As a songwriter Nicole has collaborated with the world's top songwriters and producers including Max Martin, Ryan Tedder, Stargate, and Bloodshy and Avant. Biography Morier was born in San Francisco but moved as a small child to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her father Johnny Morier, was a folk musician and songwriter who'd written a few minor hits for bands in the Sixties, including Spanky and Our Gang's top 10 "Makin' Every Minute Count", The Cowsills' "Yesterday's Girl" and Sam th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Robert Morier Sir Robert Burnett David Morier (31 March 1826 – 16 November 1893) was a British diplomat, who most notably served as the British Ambassador to Russia between 1884 and 1893. Early life Born in Paris, Morier was descended from a family of diplomats of Huguenot origin, including his father David Richard Morier and his uncle James Justinian Morier. After private education he came up to Balliol College, Oxford. Here he attracted the notice of Benjamin Jowett, who became a friend. Career On leaving Oxford, Morier at first obtained an appointment in the Education Department, but resigned in 1852, and in the following year became attaché at Vienna. In the succeeding years he was attached in turn to almost every court in Germany. Restless in temperament and unconventional in method, he plunged into the vortex of German politics to a degree that did not always accord with the traditions of diplomacy. The most important years of his career in Germany were from 1866 to 1871, when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]