Background
Morrison was the only son and heir of Sir Charles Morrison (d1599), Member of Parliament, of Cashiobury, by his wife Dorothea Clark, daughter of Nicholas Clark.
Morrison was the only son and heir of Sir Charles Morrison (d1599), Member of Parliament, of Cashiobury, by his wife Dorothea Clark, daughter of Nicholas Clark.
He was made Knight of the Bath (KB) in 1603 at the English coronation of King James I and was created a baronet on 29 June 1611. He was elected Member of Parliament for Street Albans in 1625 and 1626. In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament for Hertford and sat until his death.
Prior to his first appearance in Parliament in May 1621, Morrison was reportedly assaulted on the Parliament stairs by the Member of Parliament for Dunwich, Clement Cooke.
After an enquiry, Cooke was imprisoned in the Tower of London for the attack. Morrison died in 1628 at the age of 41 and was buried in the mortuary chapel of the Morrison and Essex families in Saint Mary"s Parish Church, Watford.
His large, elaborate monument was executed by Nicholas Stone, a celebrated sculptor of the day. lieutenant sits opposite the tomb of his father, who died in 1599 and is designed in a similar style.
Below them are the kneeling figures of a youth, a boy and a young lady kneeling.
Sir Charles left no surviving sons and thus the Morrison baronetcy became extinct on his death.
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In 1621 Morrison was elected Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire and was re-elected in 1624.