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Letter, June 1883
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-190-0032
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(1829-1914)
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David Morrice was born on August 11, 1829, in St. Martins, Perthshire, Scotland.
He was a textile tycoon and philanthropist. He was educated in Scotland. He engaged in mercantile business in Dublin, Ireland, in Liverpool, London, and Manchester, England. He came to Canada in 1855, first locating in Toronto and later in Montreal, where he established the firm of D. Morrice & Co., in the general merchandise line, and manufacturers' agents, controlling over 40 cotton and woolen mills (Canadian Cottons, Ltd.). He was also President of Montreal Freehold Investment Co., President of Penmans, Ltd., Director of the Bank of Montreal; Director of the Royal Trust Co., and Director in the Dominion Textile, Ltd. He was one of the original members of the Board of Trade of Montreal and the chairman of the Presbyterian College's Board of Trustees. He donated a substantial sum of money to allow for the College's expansion in 1880. The new building was named "Morrice Building" in his honour.
In 1860, he married Annie Stephenson Anderson (1841–). He died on December 19, 1914, in Toronto, Ontario.
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Letter from Morrice to John William Dawson.
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- Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899 (Recipient)