John Morrison, 2nd Viscount Dunrossil
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Flight Lieutenant The Right Honourable The Viscount Dunrossil CMG JP |
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| 2nd Viscount Dunrossil | |
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In office 3 February 1961 – 22 March 2000 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Morrison, 3rd Viscount Dunrossil |
| Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles | |
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In office 4 November 1993 – 22 March 2000 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Granville Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Matheson |
| 127th Governor of Bermuda | |
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In office 1983–1988 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Posnett |
| Succeeded by | Sir Desmond Langley |
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| Born | 22 May 1926 |
| Died | 22 March 2000 (aged 73) Lanzarote |
| Spouse(s) | Mavis Dawn Spencer-Payne 3 July 1951 - 1969 Diana Mary Cunliffe Vise m. 1969 |
| Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Profession | Soldier, diplomat, colonial administrator |
Flight Lieutenant John William Morrison, 2nd Viscount Dunrossil CMG JP (22 May 1926 – 22 March 2000) was a British diplomat. Lord Dunrossil was British High Commissioner to Fiji, Nauru and Tuvalu and later to Barbados. His career reached its peak when he was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda in 1983. While in South Africa he supported Nelson Mandela during his imprisonment by helping him gain a law degree from the University of London.
Morrison was educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh before serving in the RAF between 1945 and 1948 and reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Between 1948 and 1950 he read History at Oriel College, Oxford; his course being shorter than the usual three years due to the Second World War. He became President of the Conservative Association during his time at Oxford.
The early years of Morrison's diplomatic career were wide-ranging, including as Assistant Private Secretary to The Viscount Swinton and as First Secretary in Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). His career would go on to focus mainly on the Commonwealth countries. In February 1961, he inherited the viscountcy of Dunrossil from his father, William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, who died in office as the Governor-General of Australia.
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