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The Viscount Dunrossil | |
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| 2nd Viscount Dunrossil | |
| In office 3 February 1961 – 22 March 2000 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Morrison, 3rd Viscount Dunrossil |
| Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles | |
| In office 4 November 1993 – 22 March 2000 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Granville Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Matheson |
| 127th Governor of Bermuda | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Posnett |
| Succeeded by | Sir Desmond Langley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1926 |
| Died | 22 March 2000 (aged 73) Lanzarote |
| Spouse(s) | Mavis Dawn Spencer-Payne 3 July 1951–1969 Diana Mary Cunliffe Vise m. 1969 |
| Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Profession | Soldier, diplomat, colonial administrator |
Flight Lieutenant John William Morrison, 2nd Viscount Dunrossil CMG JP (22 May 1926 – 22 March 2000) was a British diplomat. Lord Dunrossil was British High Commissioner to Fiji, Nauru and Tuvalu and later to Barbados. His career reached its peak when he was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda in 1983. While in South Africa he supported Nelson Mandela during his imprisonment by helping him gain a law degree from the University of London.