Famous People with Name Morison

Steven William "Steve" Morison            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Steven William "Steve" Morison: is a footballer, currently playing for Stevenage Borough.Morison attended Enfield Grammar School. After leaving school aged 16, Morison had trials with Leicester City amongst others, eventually signing for Northampton Town.

Elsie Jean Morison            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Elsie Jean Morison: an Australian soprano.Morison made her English concert debut at the Royal Albert Hall in Handel's Acis and Galatea in 1948 and that autumn joined Sadler's Wells Opera, appearing regularly there until 1954. She sang Anne Trulove in the first British staging of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress in 1953 in Edinburgh, and at her Glyndebourne debut the following year. After a notable Covent Garden debut in 1953 as Mimi in Puccini's La bohème, she sang there regularly until 1962. She was admired for the touching sincerity of her acting and the lyrical warmth of her voice, in such roles as Susanna, Pamina (The Magic Flute), Marzelline, Micaela (Carmen), Antonia (The Tales of Hoffmann), Marenka (The Bartered Bride), and Blanche in the British premiere of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites in 1958. In 1955 she created the title role of Arwel Hughes's Menna for the Welsh National Opera.

John Morison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Morison: was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Victoria North in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member. He was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1818, the son of Malcolm Morison, and was educated there.[2] He settled in Woodville in 1849, where he entered business as a merchant. Morison married Agnes Smith. He served as reeve for Eldon Township and was postmaster of Woodville for 16 years.

John B. Morison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John B. Morison: was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Wentworth (electoral district) and then Halton—Wentworth in three consecutive Canadian Parliaments as a Liberal member from 1963 until his retirement in 1972 .