George Alexander Morrison (30 October 1869 – 8 September 1956) was a Scottish headmaster of

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for 13 years and later a Liberal Party and then National Liberal Party politician in the

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Early life and teaching

Morrison was born on 30 October 1869 in Scotland and he was educated at Mortlach School and Aberdeen University. After he graduated in 1890 he joined

in Aberdeen as a teacher, later becoming principal teacher of classics. In 1910 he became Rector of Inverness Royal Academy. In 1920 he returned to Robert Gordon's College as headmaster, a post he held until his retirement in 1933.

Politics

Following his retirement from Robert Gordon's College he stood and was elected as

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(MP) for the Combined Scottish Universities at a by-election in 1934. He resigned the Liberal

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in July 1935 to join the National Liberals, and was re-elected at the

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as a National Liberal. He resigned his seat on 6 March 1945, triggering another by-election.

Family life

Morrison married Rachel Campbell in 1913 and they had two sons and a daughter. Morrison died in a nursing home in Lossiemouth, Scotland on 8 September 1956.

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* * * at Leigh Rayment's peerage pages 1869 births 1956 deaths Scottish Liberal Party MPs National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) politicians Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the Combined Scottish Universities UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Scottish educators {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub