William Morrison, K.C., (April 20, 1878 - March 16, 1947) was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 1936 to 1943.
First serving as a lawyer and, later, a Crown Prosecutor, Morrison was first elected as an alderman for Ward 2 in 1921. He was re-elected in 1922. Two years later, he secured a seat on the Board of Control. He was elected in a by-election in 1928 as the Conservative Party Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East. He was re-elected in 1929, and served until he was defeated in 1934.
He returned to Hamilton and was elected mayor in 1935, a position in which he served until 1943. He was elected (annually) eight times, a record to that date. He married Lucy Musson Weir, and had one son, William Robert Morrison, 1912–1983, who became a Provincial Court Judge in Hamilton. His grandson, William R. Morrison, is a Canadian historian.
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| Name | Morrison, William Robert |
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| Short description | Canadian politician |
| Date of birth | April 20, 1878 |
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| Date of death | March 16, 1947 |
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