Alexander Shirriff Morrison (1880-1955)

Lawyer, historian.

He served as a president of the Manitoba Historical Society. He died on 30 June 1955 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.

His articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:

Literature in Manitoba 1870-1930
MHS Transactions, Series 3, Number 9, 1952-53 Season

More information:

To the Memory of Alexander Shirriff Morrison, Q.C., LL.B. by W. L. Morton
MHS Transactions, Series 3, Number 11, 1954-55 Season

Sources:

“Funeral Rites Today For A. S. Morrison” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 July 1955, page 16.

Profile revised: 27 February 2009

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