Robert Craigmyle Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison (29 October 1881 – 25 December 1953) was a British Labour and Co-operative politician.[1]
The Lord Morrison | |
|---|---|
 Robert Morrison in 1923 | |
| Member of Parliament for Tottenham North | |
| In office 1935–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Doran |
| Succeeded by | William Irving |
| Member of Parliament for Tottenham North | |
| In office 1922–1931 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Prescott |
| Succeeded by | Edward Doran |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1929–1931 Serving with Lauchlan MacNeill Weir | |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Charles Rhys |
| Succeeded by | Frank Markham, Ralph Glyn, John Worthington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Craigmyle Morrison 29 October 1881 Aberdeen |
| Died | 25 December 1953 (aged 72) Tottenham |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Spouse | Grace Glossop (m. 1910) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Schoolmaster |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1919 |
| Rank | Private |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
Born in Aberdeen, he was the son of James Morrison. He originally worked as a schoolmaster in the Middlesex suburbs of North London. He became involved in the Labour and Co-Operative movements, and in 1914 was elected to Wood Green Urban District Council. In the same year war broke out, and he served as a private in the British Army from 1915 to 1919.[1] In 1919 he returned to local politics when he was elected to Middlesex County Council.[1]
At the 1922 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham North. He lost his seat at the 1931 general election to the Conservative Edward Doran, but was re-elected at the 1935 general election. After the 1924 general election, he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Leader of the Opposition Ramsay MacDonald,[2] continuing to serve as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister after MacDonald's elevation to the Premiership.
On 15 November 1945, shortly after he had been re-elected at the 1945 general election, he was ennobled as Baron Morrison, of Tottenham in the County of Middlesex.[1][3] In 1946, Morrison was appointed as a member of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry seeking a policy to resolve the increasing conflict between Jews and Arabs in Palestine. The committee then unanimously recommended a binational state in Palestine.[citation needed]
Morrison married Grace Glossop in 1910, and the couple had two sons. He died in a Tottenham Hospital on Christmas Day 1953, aged 72.[1] His eldest son, Dennis Morrison, inherited his title.[1]
References edit
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Lord Morrison. Long Service to the Labour Party". The Times. 28 December 1953. p. 9.
- ^ Rosen, Greg Serving the people: Co-operative Party history from Fred Perry to Gordon Brown, London: The Co-operative Party, 2007, p. 7
- ^ "No. 37354". The London Gazette. 16 November 1945. p. 5604.