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Aulay MacAulay Morrison (June 15, 1863 – February 27, 1942) was a
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, judge and Liberal politician who represented
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in the
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from 1896 to 1904. Born in
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, the son of Christopher Morrison and Flora MacAulay, Morrison was educated in Common Schools, at the Academies of Sydney and Pictou and at
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where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Law in 1888. He was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1888 and the Bar of British Columbia in 1890 where he moved to practice law. In 1900, he married Elizabeth Livingston. Morrison was named puisne judge in the Superior Court of British Columbia. In 1929, he was named Chief Justice in the
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. He died while still a judge in
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at the age of 78.


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* 1863 births 1942 deaths Lawyers in British Columbia Judges in British Columbia Schulich School of Law alumni Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia People from Baddeck, Nova Scotia {{BritishColumbia-politician-stub