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DEATH CLAIMS ‘BILL’ MORRISON
[Welland Tribune March 17, 1947]
Hamilton, March 17-Death of William Morrison, 68 year old Hamiltonian who was eight times mayor of the city was termed a loss to the entire province in tribute paid by by Premier Drew of Ontario.
Mr Morrison died suddenly in hospital Sunday. He had retired undefeated from mayoralty in 1943, on his appointment to the Ontario Workmen’s Compensation Board of which he was chairman.
From Toronto Premier Drew said:”His death is a great loss to me personally as it will be to his very wide circle of intimate friends. As chairman of the Workmen’s Compensation Board he has served his native province well.”
It was Mr. Morrison who nominated Col. Drew for leadership of the Ontario Conservative Party in 1938 and shortly afterwards he represented Liberal Premier Mitchell Hepburn at the conference on Dominion-Provincial relations at Ottawa.
In 1924 Mr Morrison ran for Board of Control, being elected annually until in 1928 he won annually until in 1928 he won a provincial by-election. He was re-elected to the legislation in 1929 He left provincial politics for his first mayoralty term in 1905 and held the office through 1943.
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