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John Robert Morrison

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Translator, diplomat and missionary in China

United KingdomLived 1814 to 1843 · aged 29
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John Robert Morrison was a British interpreter and colonial official in China. Born in Macau, his father was Robert Morrison, the first Protestant missionary in China. After his father's death in 1834, Morrison replaced him as Chinese Secretary and Interpreter to the Superintendents of British Trade in China.

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The grave of Morrison in the Old Protestant Cemetery in Macau, next to his parentsThe grave of Morrison in the Old Protestant Cemetery in Macau, next to his parents

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John Robert Morrison was a British interpreter and colonial official in China. Born in Macau, his father was Robert Morrison, the first Protestant missionary in China. After his father's death in 1834, Morrison replaced him as Chinese Secretary and Interpreter to the Superintendents of British Trade in China. In 1843, he was appointed as Acting Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong and a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, but died eight days later in Hong Kong from fever.

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United Kingdom
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Lived 1814 to 1843 · aged 29
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