# Morris Wilson

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{{Short description|Canadian banker}}
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| birth_name      = Morris Watson Wilson
| birth_date      = {{Birth date|1883|03|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place     = [Lunenburg](/source/Lunenburg%2C_Nova_Scotia), Nova Scotia
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|1946|05|14|1883|03|01|df=yes}}
| death_place     = [Montreal](/source/Montreal), Quebec
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| occupation      = Banker
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'''Morris Watson Wilson''', [CMG](/source/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George) (1 March 1883 – 14 May 1946) was a Canadian banker.

==Biography==
Born in [Lunenburg](/source/Lunenburg%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), Wilson was the president of the [Royal Bank of Canada](/source/Royal_Bank_of_Canada) between 1934 and 1946, becoming the first professional banker to head the bank.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Quick to the Frontier: Canada's Royal Bank|last=McDowall|first=Duncan}}</ref>

During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), Wilson was appointed vice-chairman of the British Supply Council in North America in 1941, and became its chairman after the death of chairman [Arthur Blaikie Purvis](/source/Arthur_Blaikie_Purvis) in 1941. He was also the head of the Atlantic Ferry Organisation (ATFERO), the civilian precursor of the [RAF Ferry Command](/source/RAF_Ferry_Command), and the North American representative of the British [Ministry of Aircraft Production](/source/Minister_of_Aircraft_Production). For his wartime services, he was appointed [CMG](/source/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George) in 1944.

Between 1943 and 1946 Wilson was the Chancellor of [McGill University](/source/McGill_University) in succession to [Sir Edward Beatty](/source/Edward_Wentworth_Beatty), having been a Governor since 1937. He served as Chancellor and president of the Royal Bank of Canada until his sudden death, of a heart attack, in 1946.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55392394/morris-wilson-royal-bank-president/ |title=Morris Wilson, Royal Bank President, Dies |newspaper=[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald) |location=Montreal |agency=CP |page=3 |date=1946-05-14 |access-date=2020-07-15 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

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