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Morisset is a commercial centre and suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia. Morisset may also refer to: * David Morisset (other) *Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset (1830–1887), colonial police officer *James Morisset (1780–1852), penal administrator * Jean-Marie Morisset (born 1947), French politician * Pierre Morisset (born 1943), Canadian surgeon *Renée Morisset, (1928–2009), Canadian pianist See also * *Prix Gérard-Morisset *Morrissette (other) *Morissette (other) Morissette may refer to: *Morissette (singer) (born 1996), a Filipina singer, songwriter, and actress ** '' Morissette'' (album), the debut album by Morissette * Morissette (surname), people with the name **Alanis Morissette (born 1974), a Canadian ... * Morrissey (other) {{Disambiguation, surname ...
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Morisset
Morisset ( ;) is a commercial centre and suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Central Coast in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of Lake Macquarie just off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is also located approximately halfway between Gosford and Newcastle. The count at the 2016 Census was 3,213 for the gazetted suburb of Morisset. The estimated urban population of the Morisset area, including Cooranbong, was 25,662 as at June 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2019. The area has experienced moderate growth over the five years to 2019 with an average year-on-year rate of 1.79 percent. History The town is named for Major James Thomas Morisset, who camped there in 1823 while making the overland journey from Sydney to Newcastle. Morisset went on to become Commandant at Norfolk Island prison between 1829–1833, where his brutal regime led to a rebellion. Historically there has been considerable confusion over the spelling of the suburb: Morissett, Morr ...
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Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset
Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset (22 June 1830 – 26 August 1887) was a high-ranking officer in both the paramilitary and civilian police forces of the New South Wales and Queensland colonies of the British Empire. He was Commandant of the paramilitary Native Police from 1857 to 1861 and concurrently became the first Inspector General of Police in Queensland in 1860. Morisset afterwards was appointed Superintendent of Police at Bathurst and then later on at Maitland. From 1883 until his death in 1887, Morisset was Superintendent of the Southern Districts and Deputy Inspector General of Police in New South Wales. Early life Edric Morisset was born at Norfolk Island in 1830 when it was a notoriously draconian penal colony. His father was Lieutenant-Colonel James Thomas Morisset, who was in command of this convict outpost. During his first four years of life, Edric would have observed the extremely harsh punitive system meted out to the prisoners under his father's direction. These inc ...
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James Morisset
Lieutenant Colonel James Thomas Morisset (1780Baptised 21 August 1780 in the Church of St Giles in the Fields, Holborn, London, the son of James Morisset (1738–1815) and Jannetta Tadwell. His father, James Morisset, was a famous goldsmith of Huguenot descent. The name of James Morisset is inextricably associated with the finest examples of Applied Art in enamels and precious metals and stones to have been produced in England in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. James Morisset crafted presentation swords and snuff boxes, and many of his works remain today held by the Queen of the United Kingdom, in museums or in private collections. – 17 August 1852), penal administrator, was commandant of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island, from 29 June 1829 to 1834. Military career Born in London in 1780, he was commissioned into the 80th Regiment of Foot in 1798, seeing service in Egypt and British India, and was badly wounded in 1811 in the Peninsular War, ...
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Jean-Marie Morisset
Jean-Marie Morisset (born 18 August 1947 in Parthenay) is a former French politician. He represented the 3rd constituency of the Deux-Sèvres department in the National Assembly of France from 1993 to 2012. As a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Social .... References 1947 births Living people People from Parthenay Union for French Democracy politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliame ...
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Pierre Morisset
Pierre R. Morisset, CMM, CStJ, (born August 27, 1943) was the 32nd Canadian Surgeon General. Biography Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Morisset was educated at the University of Ottawa, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Pre-Med) in 1964, and a Medical Degree in 1972. Morisset also completed a master's degree in Health Administration, at the University of Ottawa, in 1981. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a pilot in 1961, under the Regular Officer Training Plan. After graduating in 1964, he served as a flying instructor until he was accepted in the Military Medical Training Plan at the rank of flight lieutenant, in 1967. After his internship, in 1972, he was posted to Canadian Forces Base Ottawa as base surgeon, and promoted to major. Morisset was next posted to the Canadian Forces Base in Lahr, Germany, as base surgeon and Command Flight Surgeon in 1976, and the following year was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. He remained in the position until 1979, when ...
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Renée Morisset
Renée Morisset, (June 13, 1928 – May 3, 2009) was a Canadian pianist. She and her husband, Victor Bouchard, were one of the foremost piano duos in Canadian classical music. Honours Morisset was a pupil of Georges-Émile Tanguay. In 1964, she and her husband were awarded the Prix Calixa-Lavallée. In 1981, she and her husband were made Members of the Order of Canada in recognition of having "contributed to" Canada's "musical life by attracting attention to the works of Canadian composers - works that were composed especially for them - and through their participation in various cultural organizations". In 1985, they were promoted to Officers. In 1994, they were made Knights of the National Order of Quebec The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as ''l'Ordre national du Québec'', and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Gove .... References 1 ...
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Prix Gérard-Morisset
The Prix Gérard-Morisset is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, given to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to preserving and explaining Québec's cultural heritage. The activities recognized for this award are research, creative work, training, production, preservation and dissemination in the areas of cultural property, archives, museology and traditional folk cultureIt is named in honour of Gérard Morisset. Winners References Award winners
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Morrissette (other)
Morrissette may refer to: * Brian Morrissette (born 1956), United States Virgin Islands athlete *Gabriel Morrissette Gabriel Morrissette (born September 26, 1959) is a Canadian illustrator, animator and comic book artist from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Currently working for Jackfruit Press on their Prime Minister series and Chickadee on Daisy Dreamer, Gabriel ... (born 1959), Canadian illustrator See also * Morissette (other) * Morisset (other) * Chateau Morrisette Winery, a winery in Virginia, United States {{disambiguation, surname ...
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Morissette (other)
Morissette may refer to: *Morissette (singer) (born 1996), a Filipina singer, songwriter, and actress ** '' Morissette'' (album), the debut album by Morissette * Morissette (surname), people with the name **Alanis Morissette (born 1974), a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and actress *''Morissette v. United States'', a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case concerning criminal intent See also * Morisset (other) *Morrissette (other) Morrissette may refer to: * Brian Morrissette (born 1956), United States Virgin Islands athlete *Gabriel Morrissette Gabriel Morrissette (born September 26, 1959) is a Canadian illustrator, animator and comic book artist from Montreal, Quebec, ... * Chateau Morrisette Winery, a winery in Virginia, United States {{disambiguation, surname, given name ...
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