John Gillis Morrison (November 17, 1863 – April 8, 1917) was a merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the

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from 1894 to 1909 and from 1916 to his death in 1917 as a

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member. He was born in

Englishtown, Nova Scotia Englishtown is an unincorporated area in the Municipality of the County of Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the site of the Englishtown Ferry cable ferry that carries Nova Scotia Route 312 across St. Anns Harbour. The area was known as Mohaga ...

. Morrison married Mary E. MacDonald. He was mainly involved in the fishing trade and also served as an inspector of fisheries. He served on the municipal council from 1892 to 1894. He died in hospital in Halifax at the age of 53.

References

* ''The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1984) 1863 births 1917 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub