Thomas Morison, Lord Morison




For other people named Thomas Morison, see Thomas Morison (disambiguation).





Thomas Morison




24 Heriot Row, Edinburgh




The grave of Thomas Brash Morison, Dean Cemetery


Thomas Brash Morison (21 November 1868 – 28 July 1945) was a Scottish politician and judge. In March 1922 he was created a Senator of the College of Justice with the title of Lord Morison.




Contents






  • 1 Life


  • 2 Family


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Life


Morison was born in Edinburgh. He studied Law at Edinburgh University where he obtained MA and LL.D degrees.[1] He was called to the bar in Scotland in 1891 and then in England in 1899. He took silk in October 1906.[2]


He was knighted in 1906. He was senior Advocate-Depute, 1908–1910 and Deputy Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland, 1910–1913.[3] During the same period he also held the post of Sheriff of Fife and Kinross.[4]
He was made a Bencher of Gray's Inn in 1920.[5]


In Edinburgh he lived at 24 Heriot Row in the Second New Town.[6]


Liberal Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire from 1917 to 1918 and for Inverness from 1918 to 1922, Morison was Solicitor General for Scotland in the Liberal and Coalition Governments from October 1913[7] to 1920. In 1920 he was appointed Privy Counsellor and promoted to Lord Advocate,[8] a post he held until 1922. He resigned from the House of Commons on 27 February 1922 by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.


He is buried against the northern wall of the 20th extension to Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh with his wife, Isabel Elizabeth Hendry, Lady Morison (1873-1934).



Family


He married twice, firstly to Isabel Elizabeth Hendry secondly to Georgina Morgan Mitchell.[9]


His children included Harold Thomas Brash Morison.[10]



References





  1. ^ Who was Who, OUP 2007


  2. ^ "No. 11872". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 October 1906. p. 1049..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ The Times House of Commons 1919; Politico's Publishing 2004 p70


  4. ^ "No. 12295". The Edinburgh Gazette. 21 October 1910. p. 1093.


  5. ^ Who was Who, OUP 2007


  6. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1911-12


  7. ^ "No. 12613". The Edinburgh Gazette. 4 November 1913. p. 1143.


  8. ^ "No. 13583". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 April 1920. p. 1008.


  9. ^ http://www.thepeerage.com/p4401.htm#i44008


  10. ^ http://www.thepeerage.com/p4401.htm



  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs


External links


  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Brash Morison

























Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Dewar
Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire
1917–1918
constituency abolished

New constituency
Member of Parliament for Inverness
1918–1922
 Succeeded by
Sir Murdoch Macdonald
Legal offices
Preceded by
Andrew Macbeth Anderson
Solicitor General for Scotland
1913–1920
 Succeeded by
Charles David Murray
Preceded by
James Avon Clyde
Lord Advocate
1920–1922
 Succeeded by
Charles David Murray













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