• William Morrison may refer to: William McKenzie Morrison (1857–1921), American photographer William Morrison (poet) (1881–1973), Irish poet Joseph Samachson...
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  • William Murdoch Morrison (1875 – 3 August 1956) was the English founder of the business which would, after his death, become the Morrisons supermarket...
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  • William James Morrison (1860–1926) was an American dentist and inventor who is best known for developing the cotton candy machine. Morrison, from Nashville...
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    headquartered in Bradford, England. Founded in 1899 by William Morrison, hence the abbreviation Wm Morrison, it began as an egg and butter stall in Rawson Market...
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    William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, GCMG, MC, PC, QC (10 August 1893 – 3 February 1961), was a British politician. He was a long-serving...
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    car in the United States was developed in 1890–91 by Scotland-born William Morrison (es) of Des Moines, Iowa; the vehicle was a six-passenger wagon capable...
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  • etymology of the surname Morrison is either Anglo-Norman, commonly found throughout England, Scotland and Ireland, or from the Clan Morrison, a Scottish clan...
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  • He was the son of William Morrison, who founded the company. He was the youngest child of William Murdoch Morrison and Hilda Morrison (née Ryder), who...
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    Alexander James William Morrison, (1846), The History of Ancient Philosophy, Volume 4, p. 204 Heinrich Ritter, Alexander James William Morrison, (1846), The...
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  • William Morrison was a Scottish-born gardener and plant collector employed by Kew between 1824 and 1839. Morrison made collections of botanical specimens...
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  • William Morrison is a Canadian born Grammy and Juno Award-nominated music video director, documentary film director, and musician. He has directed music...
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    Ivan Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945) is a singer-songwriter and musician from Northern Ireland whose recording career spans seven decades. Morrison began...
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    James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of...
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    Tommy Morrison (January 2, 1969 – September 1, 2013) was an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed from 1988 to 2009. Best known...
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    Jennifer Marie Morrison (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress and director. She is mainly known for her roles as Allison Cameron in the medical-drama...
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    William Morrison (March 7, 1785 – August 7, 1866) was a Canadian fur trader and explorer who established numerous trading posts throughout Minnesota and...
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    Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist and...
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  • William (Billy) Morrison was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in a small village near Glengormley, called at Mallusk on 14 July 1881. He was a gifted poet...
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    William McCutchan Morrison (1867–1918) was an American Presbyterian missionary best known for his involvement with a campaign for reform in the Congo....
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  • Campbell Morrison (born William Morrison; 21 June 1952 – 10 January 2008) was a Scottish actor. He played one of the main characters, Drew Lockhead in...
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    William Morrison Wyllie (12 December 1820 – 13 March 1895) was a British painter, known for his coastal and maritime subjects. A number of his works are...
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    Clan Morrison is a Scottish clan. The Highland Clan Morrison is traditionally associated with the Isle of Lewis and Harris (Leòdhas) around Ness (Nis)...
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    William Vincent Morrison (1906-1977) was an American lawyer, probate investigator, and genealogical researcher best known for his efforts in seeking a...
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  • Leslie William Morrison (born 29 December 1940), known professionally as Lucky Starr, is an Australian pioneer rock and roll, pop and country music singer...
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  • William Morrison (21 May 1850 – 31 October 1910) was a Scottish-born cricketer. He played two first-class matches in New Zealand for Otago, one in each...
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    William Ralls Morrison (September 14, 1824 – September 29, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born on a farm at Prairie du Long, near the present...
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    James Lloyd Morrison AM (born 11 November 1962) is an Australian jazz musician. Although his main instrument is trumpet, he has also performed on trombone...
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    William Morrison Charlap (born October 15, 1966, pronounced "Shar-Lap") is an American jazz pianist. In 2016, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern...
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    century. Machine-spun cotton candy was invented in 1897 by dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton, and first introduced to a wide audience...
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    ceased with the final closure of the office November 28, 2013. William Alexander Morrison, MSC, CD, (1941– ) was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, he is a graduate...
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