Alexander Morrison
| Born | 25 September 1914, Lerwick |
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| Died | 29 October 1980, Lerwick |
| Elections | 13 (13 won) |
| Bayanne | Genealogy page |
Alexander 'Alex' Morrison was proprietor of a grocer/greengrocer/confectioner retail shop in Brown's Buildings, Lerwick which traded under the name "Alex Morrison", and which continues today trading as "Morrisons". He was a Lerwick Town Councillor between the years from 1945 until his death in 1980, a stalwart of the Labour cause. Morrison Dock which was completed in 1981 is named after him. His father, John was a stonemason, builder and Lerwick Town Councillor, and his 3rd cousin George was a Zetland County Councillor.
Biography
Alex was a founding member of the Shetland Labour Party in 1937, and was an organiser and agent in the post-war period in every electoral contest fought by Labour in Shetland up to the 1979 General Election.
His main contributions in Lerwick in the post-were periods were in Housing and Fishing.