Background
Morrison, George L. was born on May 11, 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Wesley Pierson and Jane (Murray) Morrison.
Morrison, George L. was born on May 11, 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Wesley Pierson and Jane (Murray) Morrison.
Public schools and private tutors in mechanical engineering. Mechanical Engineering (honorary) Stevens Institute Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Successively president General Cold Storage Company, General Warehouse Company (both of Philadelphia) and General Cold Storage Company of New Jersey (Jersey City). Later vice president Harborside Warehouse Company (Jersey City) and general manager of warehouses Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Now chairman board and director General Baking Company (New York).
Director Van de Kamp Dutch Bakeries Los Angeles, Eddy Bakeries Company, Inc., Coca Cola, New York City, General Cold Storage Company, Philadelphia Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Baltimore & Eastern Railroad Company (Philadelphia), Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Boston. Trustee Stevens Institute Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Served as 1st lieutenant, Adjunct General Office, World War I, captain and 12 years major United States Army inactive list. Member Military Order Foreign Wars. America Society of Refrigeration Engineers, Pennsylvania History Society, Society Colonial Wars, S.R., Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Society of New York, St. Nicholas Society, St. Andrews Society, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Newcomen Society, The Pilgrims, Corinthian Royal Architecture.
Clubs: Racquet, Union League, Merion Cricket, Merion Golf, Penn (Philadelphia).
Married Natalie Hansen, 1921. Children: George L., Natalie Annual.