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J. L. (John Lyle) Morison
1875–1952
A Scottish-born historian and literary scholar, he wrote with a clear interest in Canada, Britain, and the wider empire. His best-known work explores the road to Canadian self-government in the mid-19th century.
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British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854
by J. L. (John Lyle) Morison
About the author
John Lyle Morison (1875–1952) was a historian who taught in both Britain and Canada. Sources identify him as a lecturer on English literature at the University of Glasgow and later as Professor of Colonial History at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
His writing ranges across political history, imperial history, and literary studies. Among the works linked to him are British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 (1919), John Morley: A Study in Victorianism (1920), pamphlets including British Supremacy and Canadian Autonomy and Modern British Foreign Policy, and the later book The Eighth Earl of Elgin (1928).
Archival records also connect him with Armstrong College in Newcastle upon Tyne later in life. A reliable portrait was not easy to confirm from the sources I found, so no image is included here.