Newell Orrin Ruston Morrison (July 28, 1924 – July 31, 2013) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 to 1975, as a

Social Credit Social credit is a distributive philosophy of political economy developed by C. H. Douglas. Douglas attributed economic downturns to discrepancies between the cost of goods and the compensation of the workers who made them. To combat what he ...

member for the constituency of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

. Newell, a long-time resident of

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The ...

, was well known as an auto dealer, entrepreneur, MLA for Victoria and CEO of BC Development Corp. His interests included flying, having trained as a WWII RCAF pilot; a lifelong love of cars, travel and most importantly his love of family.

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British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs Politicians from Chongqing Politicians from Victoria, British Columbia 1924 births 2013 deaths {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub