Morison, James Augustus Cotter
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James Augustus Cotter Morison (1832–1888); author.
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James Augustus Cotter Morison (1832–1888; Oxford DNB); author. Regular contributor to the Literary Gazette and the Saturday Review. Also published works of biography. Chairman of the Committee of Management after Walter Besant, but stepped down after a short tenure due to ill health. Succeeded by William Frederick Pollock.
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Elliot & Fry. Portrait of James Augustus Cotter Morison. Photograph. n.d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Augustus_Cotter_Morison#/media/File:Portrait_of_James_Augustus_Cotter_Morison.jpg.
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“Morison, James Augustus Cotter,” The History of the Society of Authors, 1884–1914, accessed October 19, 2026, https://historysoa.com/people/Morison-James-Augustus-Cotter.