John Morrison (September 20, 1726 – December 27, 1816) was a farmer,

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and political figure in

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. He represented Londonderry Township in the

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from 1770 to 1777. He was born in

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, the son of John Morrison and Margaret Wallace, and came to

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in 1760. Morrison married Martha Anderson, a native of

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. He was elected to the

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for Londonderry Township in 1770, but his seat was declared vacant for non-attendance on July 8, 1772. He was reelected the following year and took his seat Nov. 1,1774, but then left for New Hampshire in 1777. He returned to Nova Scotia in 1783. He died in Londonderry at the age of 90. His grandson Thomas Fletcher Morrison later served in the assembly and the Legislative Council for Nova Scotia.

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* 1726 births 1816 deaths Canadian blacksmiths 18th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 18th-century Canadian farmers Farmers from Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub