Morrison made major improvements to the Basildon estate, building new cottages and pumping stations to supply it with water. When the First World War broke out, he returned to the Grenadier Guards. Harold Macmillan served as a lieutenant under his command. Badly wounded at the Battle of the Somme, he was invalided out of the Army and turned over Basildon Park for use as a Guards' convalescent home.[4] He was awarded the DSO in 1916.[7]
Morrison sold off the Basildon estate to Sir Edward Iliffe in 1929 and died in 1934.[4]
^ abc"A brief history of Basildon, Berkshire". Retrieved 26 August 2008.
^ abCraig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 418. ISBN0-900178-27-2.
^England & Wales, Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1918 for Marcellus Raymond Morand, 1912: Ancestry.com (subscription required)
james, morrison, british, politician, major, james, archibald, morrison, september, 1873, october, 1934, british, conservative, party, politician, morrison, alfred, morrison, fonthill, house, grandson, james, morrison, hugh, morrison, elder, brother, lord, mar. Major James Archibald Morrison DSO 18 September 1873 27 October 1934 was a British Conservative Party politician Morrison was the son of Alfred Morrison of Fonthill House and the grandson of James Morrison Hugh Morrison was his elder brother and Lord Margadale his nephew A rower and expert shot Morrison became a second lieutenant in the 4th Eton Volunteer Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry on 12 December 1891 1 and transferred to the 4th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps on 15 May 1895 2 He transferred to the Grenadier Guards on 5 February 1895 3 and subsequently fought in the Second Boer War 4 He was elected as Member of Parliament MP for the Wilton division of Wiltshire at an unopposed by election in July 1900 He was re elected at the 1900 general election but at the 1906 election he lost his seat to the Liberal Party candidate 5 In 1910 he inherited Basildon Park from his uncle Charles son of James Morrison and was elected MP for Nottingham East He resigned the seat in 1912 5 by the procedural device of accepting the post of Steward of the Manor of Northstead In 1912 he was named as the co respondent in a divorce case between Helena Woodley Morand and her husband the actor M R Morand Both Helena Morand and Morrison denied adultery but the case was found proved and M R Morand was awarded 5 500 in agreed damages against Captain Morrison 6 Morrison made major improvements to the Basildon estate building new cottages and pumping stations to supply it with water When the First World War broke out he returned to the Grenadier Guards Harold Macmillan served as a lieutenant under his command Badly wounded at the Battle of the Somme he was invalided out of the Army and turned over Basildon Park for use as a Guards convalescent home 4 He was awarded the DSO in 1916 7 Morrison sold off the Basildon estate to Sir Edward Iliffe in 1929 and died in 1934 4 References Edit No 26232 The London Gazette 11 December 1891 p 6843 No 46224 The London Gazette 14 May 1895 p 2779 No 26706 The London Gazette 4 February 1895 p 646 a b c A brief history of Basildon Berkshire Retrieved 26 August 2008 a b Craig F W S 1989 1974 British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 418 ISBN 0 900178 27 2 England amp Wales Civil Divorce Records 1858 1918 for Marcellus Raymond Morand 1912 Ancestry com subscription required No 29608 The London Gazette 2 June 1916 p 5569 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by James MorrisonParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byViscount Folkestone Member of Parliament for Wilton1900 1906 Succeeded byLevi Lapper MorsePreceded bySir Henry Cotton Member of Parliament for Nottingham EastJanuary 1910 1912 Succeeded bySir John Rees This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency and born in the 1870s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Morrison British politician amp oldid 1123247509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
