William Morland

William Morland (1739–1815) was an English banker and politician, Member of Parliament for Taunton from 1796 to 1806.

Life Morland formed a bank in 1786 with Griffin Ransom II and Thomas Hammersley; it had London premises at 57 Pall Mall, and traded as Ransom, Morland & Hammersley. George Kinnaird, 7th Lord Kinnaird married Elizabeth Ransom, daughter of the banker Griffin Ransom I, who died 5 January 1784. Lord Kinnaird was also a partner in the bank, though it never traded using his name.

By 1796, the situation at Taunton was changed by the withdrawal of the sitting Pittite, Alexander Popham. Morland, standing as a Whig, was able to discourage Walter Boyd, another Pittite, from making a serious bid to replace Popham. The election was not contested, and Morland was elected with Sir Benjamin Hammet.

Morland supported the second Pitt administration and opposed the Ministry of All the Talents.

Family Morland married in 1762 Mary Ann Mills, daughter of Austin Mills of Greenwich. They had one daughter Hannah, or Harriet, who married in 1785 Scrope Bernard.