Arthur Morrison (22 November 1846 – 21 November 1901) was a member of parliament in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Early life

Morrison was born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1846 and attended the local parish school until aged nine years. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1874 and was a coal merchant in Dunedin from 1875 until his election to Parliament in 1893. He exemplified the self-made man who identified with Labour.

Arthur Morrison (politician)

Political career

Morrison served on the Caversham Borough Council for three years. The Otago Daily Times said Morrison was a "careful reasoner".

Arthur Morrison (politician)

He represented the Caversham electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from the 1893 general election to his death in 1901.

Arthur Morrison (politician)

From 1900 until 1901 he was the Liberal Party's junior whip.

Death

Morrison died in Hanmer Springs on 21 November 1901. It was the largest funeral that has ever been witnessed in Caversham.

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1846 births

1901 deaths

New Zealand Liberal Party MPs

Local politicians in New Zealand

New Zealand businesspeople

Businesspeople in coal

Scottish emigrants to New Zealand

New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates

Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives

People from Darvel

Burials at Dunedin Southern Cemetery

19th-century New Zealand politicians