William Morrison may refer to:

Arts and literature

William McKenzie Morrison William McKenzie Morrison (March 23, 1857 – March 24, 1921) was an American photographer best known for photographs of theater performers in Chicago, Illinois. Biography Morrison was born in 1857 in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Chicago at ...

(1857–1921), American photographer * William Morrison (poet) (1881–1973), Irish poet *

Joseph Samachson Joseph Samachson (October 13, 1906 – June 2, 1980) was an American scientist and writer, primarily of science fiction and comic books. Biography Joseph Samachson was born on October 13, 1906 in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Russian Jewish pa ...

or William Morrison (1906–1980), science-fiction writer * William Morrison (director), music video director and musician

Business

* William Morrison (trader) (19th century), fur trader in Old Crow Wing, Minnesota * William Morrison (businessman) (1874–1956), founder of supermarket chains

Politics

* William Morrison (American politician), member of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1779 * William Ralls Morrison (1824–1909), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

William Robert Morrison William Morrison, , (April 20, 1878 - March 16, 1947) was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 1935 to 1943. First serving as a lawyer and, later, a Crown Prosecutor, Morrison was first elected as an alderman for Ward 2 in 1921. He was re ...

(1878–1947), Canadian politician and Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario * William Morrison (Alberta politician) (1891–1970), former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta * William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (1893–1961), British politician and Governor General of Australia * William McG. Morrison (1903–1960), mayor of Charleston, South Carolina *

William Morrison (Australian politician) William Lawrence Morrison (3 November 1928 – 15 February 2013) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and held ministerial office in the Whitlam Government as Minister for External Ter ...

(1928–2013), Member of the Australian House of Representatives *

William Morrison (Canadian politician) William Morrison may refer to: Arts and literature * William McKenzie Morrison (1857–1921), American photographer * William Morrison (poet) (1881–1973), Irish poet * Joseph Samachson or William Morrison (1906–1980), science-fiction writer * W ...

, politician in Lillooet, British Columbia

Science

William Morrison (gardener) William Morrison was a Scottish-born gardener and plant collector employed by Kew between 1824 and 1839. Morrison made collections of botanical specimens in Trinidad, returning them to England for study at Kew Gardens. He accompanied James Stirl ...

, plant collector employed by Kew, 1824–1839 *

William Morrison (chemist) William Morrison (23 August 1855 – 29 August 1927) was a Scottish chemist. His background in chemistry piqued his interest in improving storage batteries. He concentrated on how to produce the most available energy for a unit of weight for ...

(1850-1927), inventor of the first practical electrical car * William Morrison (dentist) (1860–1926), American dentist

Sports

Edward Morrison (American football) George Edward "Ted" Morrison (October 11, 1894 – February 15, 1961) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard University in Washington, D.C. from 1920 to 1922 and again in 1924, and Lincol ...

(1894–1961), American college football coach *

William Morrison (cricketer) William Morrison (21 May 1850 – 31 October 1910) was a Scottish-born cricketer. He played two first-class matches in New Zealand for Otago, one in each of the 1876–77 and 1880–81 seasons.William Morrison (rugby union) William Morrison was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Centre. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Edinburgh Academicals. Provincial career Morrison played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898 Events ...

(1875-1944), Scotland international rugby union player

Other people

* William Vitruvius Morrison (1794–1838), Irish architect *

William Morrison (missionary) William McCutchan Morrison (1867–1918) was an American Presbyterian missionary best known for his involvement with a campaign for reform in the Congo. He was born on November 10, 1867, near Lexington, Virginia, and graduated in 1887 from Washing ...

(1867–1918), American missionary based in the Congo Free State *

William V. Morrison William Vincent Morrison (1906-1977) was an American lawyer, probate investigator, and genealogical researcher best known for his efforts in seeking a pardon for William H. "Brushy Bill" Roberts in 1950, a man who in the 1940s appeared claiming to ...

(1906–1977), lawyer, probate investigator, and genealogical researcher *

William R. Morrison (historian) William Robert Morrison (born January 26, 1942) is a Canadian historian of the Canadian North. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Morrison received a Bachelor of Arts (history) degree from McMaster University in 1963 and a Master of Arts (history) fro ...