Background
Dunrossil, John William Morrison was born on May 22, 1926. Son of William Shepherd Morrison Dunrossil.
Dunrossil, John William Morrison was born on May 22, 1926. Son of William Shepherd Morrison Dunrossil.
Attended, Oriel College, Oxford University.
With Commonwealth Relations Office, 1951, 1956—1958. Private secretary Secretary of State, 1952—1954. 2nd secretary Canberra, Australia, 1952—1956.
1st secretary, acting deputy high commissioner Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1958—1960. 1st secretary Pretoria, South Africa, Capetown, South Africa, 1961—1964. Assigned Foreign Office, 1964—1968, Diplomatic Service Administrative Office, 1965.
With Intergovtl. Maritime Consultative Organization. Counsellor, head of chancery Ottawa, 1970—1975. Counsellor Brussels, 1975—1978.
High commissioner to Fiji Nauru, Tuvalu, 1978—1982. High commissioner Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and Grenadines, St. Lucia, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada. British government representative to West Indies Associate States, 1982—1983.
Governor and commander-in-chief Bermuda, 1983—1988. Vice chairman Bank of Bermuda Luxembourg Ltd. Board directors International Registries Inc., Reston, Virginia.
Chairman Bermuda Society, London. Lord-Lieutenant Western Isles, since 1993. Flight lieutenant Royal Air Force, 1945-1948.
Member of Royal Commonwealth Society, Royal Air Force Club.
Married Diana Mary Cunliffe, 1959. 6 children.