Charles Morrison
1817–1909
Merchant banker. Studied at Edinburgh and Cambridge Universities. Joined his father in Morrison, Sons & Co. from 1841 until it was wound up in the 1850s. Became an independent banker, specialising in mortgage, railway, and utility investments in Britain, the United States, and South America. Left an estate worth over £10 million on his death.
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ODNB
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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