Ken Morrison
| Sir Ken Morrison CBE |
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|---|---|
| Born |
Kenneth Duncan Morrison 20 October 1931 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1 February 2017 (aged 85) Myton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1952–2017 |
| Net worth |
 £1 Billion (2013) |
| Title | President of Wm Morrison Supermarkets (until 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown (divorced) Edna Morrison (until 1993, her death) Lynne, Lady Morrison (until 2017, his death) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | William and Hilda Morrison |
| Relatives | Chris Blundell (nephew) |
| Website | Morrisons Official Website |
Sir Kenneth Duncan "Ken" Morrison CBE (20 October 1931 – 1 February 2017) was an English businessman, who was the Life President and former chairman of Morrisons (Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC), the fourth largest supermarket group in the United Kingdom.
He was the youngest child of William Murdoch Morrison and Hilda Morrison (née Ryder), who owned a small grocery chain set up in 1899. He was born in Bradford, and was brought up by five elder sisters.
Whilst at Bradford Grammar School, Morrison worked in the family provisions business in the school holidays. He was given jobs such as working on the market stalls or checking eggs against lamps for defects.
Morrison served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a National Serviceman, and was demobilised in 1952. His father was seriously ill, so Ken began to manage the business at the age of 26.
Morrison received the CBE in 1990 and was knighted in the 2000 new year’s honours list for services to the food retailing industry. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2007 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK he was placed 35th with an estimated family fortune of £1,595 million. Today, his family retain 15.5% of the company. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2013, his family's wealth was estimated to be £1.05bn, making them 83rd in the list of the 1,000 richest people in the UK.
Morrison lived on the outskirts of York, in Myton Hall, Myton-upon-Swale, North Yorkshire, with his wife Lynne, and his two youngest children.
He died on 1 February 2017 at the age of 85.
By 1956 he was the Chairman and Managing Director of a small group of shops, the embryo of what was to become a formidable retail presence, a household name throughout the UK and the largest public company headquartered in Yorkshire.
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