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MORRISON, William, Canadian explorer, born in Montreal in 1785; died on Morrison's island, Canada, 7 August, 1866. His ancestors, the Morrisons, long held dominion in the island of Lewis, Scotland. He entered the service of the New York fur company at Fond du Lac in 1802, and, becoming a partner soon afterward, explored the northwest territories in 1803-'15. He was in charge of John Jacob Astor's fur business in 1816-'26, after which he retired to Berthier, Canada. It is claimed for Mr. Morrison that he preceded Schoolcraft in the discovery of the sources of the Mississippi, and he rendered other services to geography. He married an Indian wife, and one of their sons accompanied John C. Fremont on one of his early exploring expeditions.
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