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Encyclopedia > Baron Morrison

Baron Morrison was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 16 November 1945 for Robert Morrison, the former Member of Parliament for Tottenham North. On the 2nd Baron's death on 29 October 1997, the barony became extinct. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Tottenham North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Municipal Borough of Tottenham, in North London. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Baron Morrison (1945)

  • Robert Craigmyle Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison (1881–1953)
  • Dennis Glossop Morrison, 2nd Baron Morrison (1914–1997)

Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reference

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.


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Herbert Morrison at AllExperts (723 words)
Morrison was the son of a police officer and was born in Lambeth, London.
Morrison continued to sit on the London County Council and in 1933 was elected to lead the Labour Group.
Morrison stood down at the 1959 general election and was made a life peer as Baron Morrison of Lambeth.
::Herbert Morrison:: (689 words)
Morrison was a founder member of the London Labour Party and quickly became a leading figure in it.
Morrison was a supporter of the Republican movement during the Spanish Civil War and criticised the government for its policy of non-intervention.
The impact of the Blitz on the East End of London had a major impact on Morrison but his knowledge of the area was a very useful asset in determining how best to deal with issues thrown up by the Blitz.
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