Alexander Morrison

Alex Morrison, in jovial mood, outside the door of the original shop of his business.<br>Photo from Shetland Museum and Archives

Alexander 'Alex' Morrison (b. 25 September 1914, Lerwick, d. 29 October 1980, Lerwick) was proprietor of a grocer/greengrocer/confectioner retail shop in Brown's Buildings, Lerwick which traded under the name "Alex Morrison", and which continues today trading as "Morrisons".

He was a Lerwick Town Councillor between the years from 1945 until his death in 1980, a stalwart of the Labour cause. Morrison Dock which was completed in 1981 is named after him.

His father, John was a stonemason, builder and Lerwick Town Councillor, and his 3rd cousin George was a Zetland County Councillor.

Biography

Alex was a founding member of the Shetland Labour Party in 1937, and was an organiser and agent in the post-war period in every electoral contest fought by Labour in Shetland up to the 1979 General Election.

His main contributions in Lerwick in the post-were periods were in Housing and Fishing.

Political Career

• Lerwick Town Council By-Election February 1945
• Lerwick Town Council Election November 1945
• Lerwick Town Council Election November 1947
• Lerwick Town Council Election May 1951
• Lerwick Town Council Election May 1954
• Lerwick Town Council Election May 1957
• Lerwick Town Council Election May 1960
• Lerwick Town Council Election May 1963
• Lerwick Town Council Election May 1966
• Lerwick Town Council Election May 1969
• Lerwick Town Council Election May 1972
• Shetland Islands Council Election May 1974
• Shetland Islands Council Election May 1978

External Links

Bayanne genealogy page

Shetland Islands Council
Constituency created	Member for Lerwick North 1974-1982	Succeeded by Robert Tulloch