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Thomas Fletcher Morrison (February 22, 1808 – July 23, 1886) was a sailor, farmer and political figure in
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...
, Canada. He represented Londonderry Township from 1851 to 1859 and Colchester County from 1859 to 1863 and from 1867 to 1874 as a
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in the
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. He was born in
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, the son of Joseph A. Morrison and Isabella Fletcher, of Irish descent. In 1838, he married Hannah Faulkner. He married Margaret Brown Fletcher in 1844 after the death of his first wife. Morrison opposed
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. He sponsored the bill which brought the
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to the province. In 1876, he was named to the province's Legislative Council. He died at Folly Village in Colchester County at the age of 78. His grandfather John Morrison had earlier served in the assembly.


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* 1808 births 1886 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLCs {{NovaScotia-politician-stub