He was born in Prescott, Ontario and was educated in British Columbia. Morrow was called to the British Columbia bar in 1920 and practised in Vernon, serving as city solicitor for 25 years. Morrow was a member of the Dominion Council for the Boy Scouts of Canada. During World War I, he served in the infantry and the Royal Air Force. During World War II, Morrow commanded the Pacific Coast Rangers in the North Okanagan region. In the provincial assembly, he was a member of the Liberal-Conservative coalition, serving as deputy speaker and government whip.[1] Morrow was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952.[2] He was named a British Columbia county court judge in 1956,[3] moving to Prince George in Cariboo County. In 1965, he was transferred to Yale County.[4] Morrow served on several Royal Commissions for the provincial government. He retired from the bench in 1972. In 1977, he was given the Freedom of the City for Vernon.[1] He died in 1980.[1]
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^ abc"Morrow, Charles William". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
^"Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
^"About Us". Vernon Lawyers - Davidson Lawyers LLP. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
^"Ex-City Solicitor Returns To Vernon As County Judge". Calgary Herald. March 11, 1965. p. 55. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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charles, william, morrow, july, 1897, march, 1980, lawyer, judge, political, figure, british, columbia, represented, north, okanagan, legislative, assembly, british, columbia, from, 1945, 1952, liberal, member, legislative, assembly, british, columbiain, offic. Charles William Morrow July 24 1897 March 16 1980 was a lawyer judge and political figure in British Columbia He represented North Okanagan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1945 to 1952 as a Liberal Charles William MorrowMember of the Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaIn office 1945 1952Preceded byKenneth C MacDonaldSucceeded byLorne ShantzConstituencyNorth OkanaganPersonal detailsBorn 1897 07 24 July 24 1897Prescott OntarioDiedMarch 16 1980 1980 03 16 aged 82 Vernon British ColumbiaPolitical partyLiberalOccupationlawyerHe was born in Prescott Ontario and was educated in British Columbia Morrow was called to the British Columbia bar in 1920 and practised in Vernon serving as city solicitor for 25 years Morrow was a member of the Dominion Council for the Boy Scouts of Canada During World War I he served in the infantry and the Royal Air Force During World War II Morrow commanded the Pacific Coast Rangers in the North Okanagan region In the provincial assembly he was a member of the Liberal Conservative coalition serving as deputy speaker and government whip 1 Morrow was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952 2 He was named a British Columbia county court judge in 1956 3 moving to Prince George in Cariboo County In 1965 he was transferred to Yale County 4 Morrow served on several Royal Commissions for the provincial government He retired from the bench in 1972 In 1977 he was given the Freedom of the City for Vernon 1 He died in 1980 1 References edit a b c Morrow Charles William British Columbia Archival Information Network Retrieved 2011 11 25 Electoral History of British Columbia 1871 1986 PDF Elections BC Retrieved 2011 07 27 About Us Vernon Lawyers Davidson Lawyers LLP Archived from the original on 2012 07 24 Retrieved 2011 11 25 Ex City Solicitor Returns To Vernon As County Judge Calgary Herald March 11 1965 p 55 Retrieved 2011 11 25 nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles William Morrow amp oldid 1180666769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
