William Morison (1781–1851)

General Sir William Morison KCB FRS FRSE (1781 – 15 May 1851)^[1] was a Scottish Liberal Party politician and professional soldier.

Life[]

He was born in central Scotland in 1781.

Trained as an officer in the British army he rose to the rank of General in the . In 1826 he appears as a Major operating in Goa.^[2] Whilst in India he served as a Member of the . He retired this post in 1839 and was replaced by Major General William Casement.^[3]

He was elected at the as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire.^[4] He was returned unopposed in 1847.^[4]

He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath by Queen Victoria in 1848.^[1]^[4]

In 1841 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being John Robison and in 1842 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London^[5]

He died in office on 15 May 1851.

Artistic Recognition[]

His portrait is held by the National Army Museum.^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
^ The East India Military Calendar 1826
^ The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register, September 1839
^ ^a ^b ^c Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 679. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ "Morison; Sir; William (- 1851)". Royal Society of London. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Major-General Sir William Morison (1781–1851), KCB, Madras Army Staff | Art UK". Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Morison

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Abercromby	Member of Parliament for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire –	Succeeded by James Johnstone

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[rayment-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)

[2] The East India Military Calendar 1826

[3] The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register, September 1839

[craig1832-1885-4] Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 679. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

[5] "Morison; Sir; William (- 1851)". Royal Society of London. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[6] "Major-General Sir William Morison (1781–1851), KCB, Madras Army Staff | Art UK". Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

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