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Morissette (surname)
Morissette is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alanis Morissette (born 1974), a Canadian singer-songwriter *Catherine Morissette (born 1979), a Canadian politician and lawyer *Claire Morissette (1950–2007), a Canadian cycling advocate * Cody Morissette (born 2000), an American baseball player *Dave Morissette (born 1971), a Canadian professional ice hockey forward *Émilien Morissette (born 1927), a Canadian politician *Guillaume Morissette (born 1984), a Canadian fiction writer and poet *Jean-Guy Morissette (1937–2011), a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender * Pierre Morissette (born 1944), a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop See also *Morisset (other) *Bill Morrisette (born 1931), an American politician from Oregon * Bill Morrisette (baseball) (1894–1966), an American baseball pitcher *Bill Morrisette, an American guitarist with the band Dillinger Four *Gabriel Morrissette Gabriel Morrissette (born September 26, 1959) is a Canadian il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two dance-pop albums. In 1995, she released ''Jagged Little Pill'', an alternative rock-oriented album with elements of post-grunge, which sold more than 33 million copies globally and is her most critically acclaimed work to date. It earned her the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1996 and has been made into a rock musical of the same name in 2017, which earned fifteen Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. The album was also listed in the 2003 and 2020 editions of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Guide. The lead single, "You Oughta Know", was also included at #103 in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. A highly anticipated, more experimental follow-up, electronic-infused album, ''Supposed Former Infatuatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Morissette
Catherine Morissette (born February 3, 1979 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a politician and lawyer from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Charlesbourg from 2007 to 2008. She graduated from Université Laval in 2003 after obtaining a bachelor's degree in international law. She also studied at the University of Paris-V in international studies. She was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2005. She worked as a clerk for the Manitoba Ministry of Justice and was a lawyer for three years for the Quebec City-based law firm of Daignault et associés. She is also a member of organizations such as Avocats sans Frontieres (Lawyers without borders), the Quebec Chamber of Commerce and the Quebec businesspeople Chamber of Commerce. Before her election, Morissette was Vice-President of the ADQ. Morissette was first elected in the 2007 election with 43% of the vote. Liberal incumbent Éric Mercier, finished second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Morissette
Claire Morissette (April 6, 1950 – July 20, 2007) was a Canadian cycling advocate who fought for equal cyclists' rights in Montreal since 1976. She was a member of the group Le Monde à Bicyclette. Notable were the stunts they organized to raise consciousness of automobile transportation's negative impact on cities and their inhabitants, such as bringing snow skis and toboggans on subways to protest the exclusion of bicycles and a die-in on the corner of St. Catherine and University streets in which 100 people lay in the street adorned with fake blood and surrounded with wrecked bikes. She published a book in 1994, ''Deux roues, un avenir'' (''Two Wheels, One Future''), available only in French. The book promotes using bikes for urban transportation. In the same year, she also founded Communauto, a car-share company. In 1999, she foundeCyclo Nord-Sud an organization that gives used bikes to third world countries. They have shipped over 20,000 bikes to 13 countries. She died o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Morissette
Cody Hodsdon Morissette (born January 16, 2000) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Miami Marlins organization. Early life and amateur career Morissette grew up in Exeter, New Hampshire, and attended Exeter High School, where he was an All-State selection in football, basketball and baseball. He was named the New Hampshire Division I Baseball Player of the Year as a junior and as a senior he was named New Hampshire's Mr. Basketball. Morissette had 99 career hits and compiled a 19–1 win–loss record with a 1.21 earned run average (ERA) as a pitcher over four seasons. Morissette played college baseball for the Boston College Eagles. He started all 58 of the Eagles' games as a second baseman during his freshman season in 2019 and finished the season with .320 batting average with 20 doubles, four home runs, 41 runs batted in (RBIs) and 27 runs scored. He was named second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and to the ACC All-Freshman team as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Morissette
David Eugène "Moose" Morissette (born December 24, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger and enforcer who played 11 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. Career Morissette played junior hockey for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL, for whom he was a 1st-round draft pick in the 1988 QMJHL Entry draft. He played for the Cataractes for 3 seasons, totaling 72 points and 789 PIMs in 196 games. Following the 1990–91 season, he was selected in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, 146th overall. He turned professional the following season, playing for both of the Capitals farm teams, the Hampton Roads Admirals and Baltimore Skipjacks. Morissette would play in the ECHL for 3 seasons for both the Skipjacks and the Roanoke Express before joining the Minnesota Moose of the IHL for the 1994–95 season. He would play for one season in Roanoke, before joining the Houston Aeros for the 1996–97 season, for whom he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émilien Morissette
Émilien Morissette (born 16 March 1927) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an economist by career. He was first elected at the Rimouski riding in the 1958 general election, defeating Liberal party incumbent Gérard Légaré. After serving his only term, the 24th Canadian Parliament The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958, until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved ..., Légaré won Rimouski back from Morissette in the 1962 general election. External links * 1927 births Year of death missing Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Quebec-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Morissette
Guillaume Morissette (born 1983) is a Canadian fiction writer and poet based in Montreal, Quebec. His work has frequently been associated with the Alternative literature, Alt Lit movement, with Dazed & Confused (magazine), ''Dazed & Confused'' magazine describing him as "Canada's Alt Lit poster boy." He has published stories, poems and essays online and in print, in venues such as ''Maisonneuve (magazine), Maisonneuve'', ''Little Brother'', ''Broken Pencil'', ''Shabby Doll House'' and ''Thought Catalog'', and was listed as one of CBC Books' "Writers to Watch" for 2014. His first novel, ''New Tab'', was published in 2014 by Véhicule Press. ''New Tab'' was shortlisted by the Quebec Writers' Federation for the 2014 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, and for the 2015 amazon.ca First Novel Award. Morissette is also the author of the collection of stories and poems ''I Am My Own Betrayal'', which was published in 2012 by Maison Kasini. New Tab ''New Tab'' is a novel by Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Guy Morissette
Jean-Guy Donat Morissette (December 16, 1937 – March 22, 2011) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens during the 1963–64 NHL season, 1963–64 season, on October 30, 1963, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1972, was spent in the minor leagues. He had a wife, Claude, as well as two children. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs See also * List of players who played only one game in the NHL References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morissette, Jean-Guy 1937 births 2011 deaths Baltimore Clippers players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Ice hockey people from Bas-Saint-Laurent Montreal Canadiens players Omaha Knights (CHL) players Quebec Aces (AHL) players Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players Victoria Maple Leafs players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Morissette
Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette (born November 22, 1944) is the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada. He was formerly bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau. Morissette was born in Thetford Mines. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1968. On February 27, 1987, he was appointed auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec and titular bishop of Mesarfelta. On March 17, 1990, he was appointed bishop of Baie-Comeau, and on July 3, 2008 he was appointed bishop of Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the Montreal of Greater Montreal. It is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts via the .... References 1944 births Living people 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada Roman Catholic bishops of Baie-Come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morisset (other)
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Morrisette
Bill Morrisette (born October 18, 1931) is a retired educator and politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. He was a member of the Oregon State Senate, representing Springfield (District 6) (2003-2010). He was previously a member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1999–2002); Mayor of Springfield, OR (1989–1999); and a Springfield City Council member (1987–1989). He taught social studies at Springfield High School from 1963 to 1990. Morrisette has focused on education and human services while in the legislature. As a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, he served as vice-chair of the Education Committee, and served as a member of Human Resources and Business and Consumer Affairs committees. In the Senate, he chaired the Senate education committee during the 2003 session. He chaired the Senate Health and Human Services Committee during the 2005 session. Morrisette was born in Anaconda, Montana, and is a Catholic. He was married to Janice Maureen McKenzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Morrisette (baseball)
William Lee Morrisette (November 21, 1894 – March 25, 1966) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the and seasons and the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ... during the season. References Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Athletics players Detroit Tigers players Baseball players from Maryland 1894 births 1966 deaths Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Raleigh Capitals players Richmond Climbers players Chattanooga Lookouts players Jersey City Skeeters players Hamilton Tigers (baseball) players Toledo Mud Hens players St. Joseph Saints players Moline Plowboys players Dallas Steers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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