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William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, GCMG, MC, PC, QC (10 August 1893 – 3 February 1961), was a British politician. He was a long-serving cabinet minister before serving as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1951 to 1959. He was then appointed as the 14th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1960 until his death in 1961.

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  • William Shepherd Morrison (cs)
  • William Morrison, 1. Viscount Dunrossil (de)
  • William Morrison, I visconte Dunrossil (it)
  • William Shepherd Morrison (fr)
  • William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (en)
  • William Morrison (wicehrabia) (pl)
  • Моррисон, Уильям, 1-й виконт Данроссил (ru)
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  • William Shepherd Morrison, 1. vikomt Dunrossil (William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil) (10. srpna 1893, Torinturk, Skotsko – 3. února, Canberra, Austrálie) byl britský státník původem ze Skotska. Jako člen Konzervativní strany byl řadu let poslancem Dolní sněmovny, za druhé světové války zastával několik ministerských funkcí v Churchillově válečné koaliční vládě. V letech 1951–1959 byl předsedou Dolní sněmovny, v roce 1959 získal titul vikomta a přešel do Sněmovny lordů. Nakonec zastával funkci generálního guvernéra v Austrálii, kde zemřel. (cs)
  • William Shepherd Morrison, 1. Viscount Dunrossil GCMG, MC, KStJ, PC, QC (* 8. Oktober 1893 in Oban; † 3. Februar 1961 in Canberra) war ein britischer Politiker der Conservative Party, Sprecher des Unterhauses (House of Commons) sowie Generalgouverneur von Australien. (de)
  • William Shepherd Morrison (8 octobre 1893 – 3 février 1961), 1er vicomte Dunrossil, est le quatorzième gouverneur général d'Australie. (fr)
  • William Shepherd Morrison, I visconte Dunrossil (Torinturk, 10 agosto 1893 – Canberra, 3 febbraio 1961), è stato un ufficiale e politico britannico, governatore generale dell'Australia dal 1960 al 1961. (it)
  • William Shepherd Morrison, 1. wicehrabia Dunrossil GCMG (ur. 8 października 1893 w , Szkocja, zm. 3 lutego 1961 w Canberze) – brytyjski polityk, członek Partii Konserwatywnej, minister w rządach Stanleya Baldwina, Neville’a Chamberlaina i Winstona Churchilla. W latach 1960-1961 gubernator generalny Australii i jedyna w historii osoba, która zmarła w trakcie zajmowania tego stanowiska. (pl)
  • Уильям Шепард Моррисон, 1-й виконт Данроссил (англ. William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil; 10 августа 1893, , Аргайл, Шотландия, Великобритания — 3 февраля 1961, Канберра, Австралийская столичная территория, Австралия) — британский государственный и политический деятель, 14-й генерал-губернатор Австралии с 2 февраля 1960 по 3 февраля 1961 года. (ru)
  • William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, GCMG, MC, PC, QC (10 August 1893 – 3 February 1961), was a British politician. He was a long-serving cabinet minister before serving as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1951 to 1959. He was then appointed as the 14th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1960 until his death in 1961. (en)
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  • The Viscount Dunrossil (en)
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  • The Viscount Dunrossil (en)
  • William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (en)
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  • Canberra, Australia (en)
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