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'''Donald Robert Morrison''' (b. 3 January [[1859]], Sandwick, Orkney, d. 27 May [[1923]], [[Lerwick]]) was a bookseller, stationer and [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor between [[1899]] and [[1905]].
 
'''Donald Robert Morrison''' (b. 3 January [[1859]], Sandwick, Orkney, d. 27 May [[1923]], [[Lerwick]]) was a bookseller, stationer and [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor between [[1899]] and [[1905]].
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==Biography==
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Donald moved to Shetland with his family around 1870, with his father Hector opening a bookseller/stationery business in Lerwick. He first served as an apprentice in the office of the ''Shetland Times'', before joining his father's business, H. Morrison & Son. He continued with the business after the death of his father in 1903.
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He was part of the first football team in Lerwick captained by [[Alexander Mitchell (ii)|Alex Mitchell]].
  
 
==Political Career==
 
==Political Career==

Latest revision as of 16:41, 7 January 2025

Donald Robert Morrison (b. 3 January 1859, Sandwick, Orkney, d. 27 May 1923, Lerwick) was a bookseller, stationer and Lerwick Town Councillor between 1899 and 1905.

Biography

Donald moved to Shetland with his family around 1870, with his father Hector opening a bookseller/stationery business in Lerwick. He first served as an apprentice in the office of the Shetland Times, before joining his father's business, H. Morrison & Son. He continued with the business after the death of his father in 1903.

He was part of the first football team in Lerwick captained by Alex Mitchell.

Political Career

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