William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, born August 10, 1893, and died February 3, 1961, was a British politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1951 to 1959 and then as Governor-General of Australia from 1960 until his death in office, the only governor-general to die while serving. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin appointed him Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1936, a post he held until 1939.
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Defining ContributionServed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1936 to 1939 under Stanley Baldwin, later serving as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1951 to 1959 and as Governor-General of Australia from 1960 until his death in office in 1961. 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (Wikipedia)
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William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (10 August 1893-3 February 1961), was a British politician. He was a long-serving cabinet minister before serving as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1951 to 1959. He was then appointed as the 14th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1960 until his death in 1961.
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William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (10 August 1893-3 February 1961), was a British politician. He was a long-serving cabinet minister before serving as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1951 to 1959. He was then appointed as the 14th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1960 until his death in 1961.
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William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (10 August 1893-3 February 1961), was a British politician. He was a long-serving cabinet minister before serving as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1951 to 1959. He was then appointed as the 14th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1960 until his death in 1961.
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In 1936, after several years as a junior minister, Morrison was made Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries by Stanley Baldwin.
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