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See also
Cassius
Silas Amsden —
Nathan
Crawford Barnett —
Lester
Jesse Dickinson —
George
Watson French —
Harold
Morton Langworthy —
Pauline
Morton Sabin |
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Morton, Ben A.
(1875-1952) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Blount
County, Tenn., 1875.
Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1924-27.
Died in 1952
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Morton,
Billy See Jackson Morton |
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Morton, C. A. —
of Ramsey
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 23rd District, 1877-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Catherene —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Morton, Charles B. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1872; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Charles E. (b.
1926) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1926.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state board of education; elected 1964; defeated, 1972.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| | Morton,
Clure See Leland Clure
Morton |
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Morton, Coy —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Morton, Daniel O.
(1815-1859) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born November
8, 1815.
Brother of Levi Parsons Morton.
Democrat. Mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1849-50; U.S.
Attorney for Ohio, 1853-57.
Died December
5, 1859 (age 44 years, 27
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Morton, E.
H. See Eskridge H.
Morton |
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Morton, Earl David (b.
1918) —
also known as Earl D. Morton —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis., November
28, 1918.
Republican. Machine tool inspector; chemical
analyst for laundry;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Kenosha County 2nd District, 1957-60.
Still living as of 1960.
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Morton, Edward G. —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Monroe, Mich., 1851.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Erastus —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1855-56.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Eskridge H. —
also known as E. H. Morton —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1903-04,
1937-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1915-22; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Frank H. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Frank L. —
of Lewis
County, N.Y.
Candidate for New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Morton, Fred —
of Sibley, Osceola
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Morton, G. R. —
of Camden-on-Gauley, Webster
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Webster County Democratic Party, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, George W. —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor of
Hoboken, N.J., 1858-59.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Gladys —
of Minnesota.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Morton, Harry (1888-1957) —
of Washington.
Born in Warnerville, Madison
County, Neb., October
26, 1888.
Son of Lars Gustaf Morton and Christine Hagglund Morton; married to
Matilda Katherine Weiland.
Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1946; Socialist Labor candidate for
Presidential Elector for Washington, 1956.
Died in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor
County, Wash., August
14, 1957 (age 68 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Harry F. —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska
Territory, 1928
(alternate), 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Harry K. (b.
1905) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
14, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (48th District 1953-54, 49th District
1955-58).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Hobart —
of Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Howard A. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Hugh —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Morton, Hugh —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Morton, Irwin W. —
of Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Branford; elected 1930, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, J. J. —
of Clay
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, J. L. —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ga., 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Morton, J.
Sterling See Julius Sterling
Morton |
| |
Morton, J. W. —
of Hood
River County, Ore.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Governor of
Oregon, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Jackson
(1794-1874) —
also known as Billy Morton —
of Escambia
County, Fla.
Born near Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania
County, Va., August
10, 1794.
Brother of Jeremiah Morton.
Delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,
1838-39; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1849-55; Representative
from Florida in the Confederate Congress, 1861-62.
Died near Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla., November
20, 1874 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Santa Rosa County, Fla.
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Morton, Jacob —
of New
York County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1795-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, James (b. 1835) —
of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.
Born in England,
March
3, 1835.
Not U.S. citizen; solicitor;
U.S. Consular Agent in Kidderminster, 1870-1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, James —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Morton, James L. —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, James Madison (d.
1923) —
of Massachusetts.
Justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1890-1913.
Died in 1923.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, James Madison, Jr.
(1869-1940) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., August
24, 1869.
Son of James Madison Morton and Emily F. (Canedy) Morton; married, June 10,
1896, to Nancy J. B. Brayton.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1912; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1932-39.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died August
26, 1940 (age 71 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Jeremiah
(1799-1878) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1799.
Brother of Jackson Morton.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1849-51; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Died in 1878
(age about
79 years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Morton, John (1724-1777) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Ridley Township, Delaware
County, Pa., 1724.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Died in 1777
(age about
53 years).
Interment at St.
Paul's Churchyard, Chester, Pa.
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| |
Morton, John —
of New York.
U.S. Consul in Havana, 1799-1802.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, John —
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wyoming, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, John —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Morton, John, Jr. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Morton, John F. —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, John M. —
Son of Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton.
U.S. Consul General in Honolulu, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, John N. —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,
1950.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| |
Morton, Joseph —
of Illinois.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Morgan and Scott
counties, 1862.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Morton, Julia —
of The Woodlands, Montgomery
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Morton, Julius Sterling
(1832-1902) —
also known as J. Sterling Morton —
of Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April 22,
1832.
Married 1854
to Caroline Joy French; father of Paul
Morton and Joy Morton (son-in-law of George
B. Lake); grandfather of Pauline
Morton Sabin and Caroline Morton (who married Harry
Frank Guggenheim).
Democrat. Member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1855-57; secretary
of Nebraska Territory, 1858-61; Governor of
Nebraska Territory, 1858-59, 1861; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1866, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1888;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., April 27,
1902 (age 70 years, 5
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Morton, Katherine A. —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Republican. Wyoming
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-34.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Morton, L.
Clure See Leland Clure
Morton |
| |
Morton, Laurel (born
c.1956) —
of Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born about 1956.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Morton, Leland Clure
(1916-1998) —
also known as L. Clure Morton —
of Tennessee.
Born in Fountain City (now part of Knoxville), Knox
County, Tenn., February
20, 1916.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1970-84.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died at University of Tennessee Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April 11,
1998 (age 82 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Levi —
of Madison
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1819-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Levi Parsons
(1824-1920) —
also known as Levi P. Morton —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., May 16,
1824.
Son of Rev. Daniel Oliver Morton and Lucretia (Parsons) Morton;
brother of Daniel O. Morton; married to Lucy
Kimball (died 1871); married 1873 to Anna
Livingston Street; grandfather of Anne Livingston Eustis
(daughter-in-law of Grenville
Temple Emmet) and Morton C. Eustis (1st Lt., U.S. Army; killed in
action in France, 1944).
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1879-81; U.S.
Minister to France, 1881-85; Vice
President of the United States, 1889-93; Governor of
New York, 1895-97; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1896.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 16,
1920 (age 96 years, 0
days).
Interment at Rhinebeck
Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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Morton, Lloyd B. —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1944;
member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1945; Maine
Republican state chair, 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Lorraine H. —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Evanston, Ill., 2005-07.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
|
| |
Morton, M., Jr. —
of Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, M. B. —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1888
(alternate), 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908,
1912.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Marcus
(1784-1864) —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Freetown, Bristol
County, Mass., December
19, 1784.
Son of Nathaniel Morton (1753-1832) and Mary (Cary) Morton
(1756-1835); married, December
23, 1807, to Charlotte Tillinghast Hodges (1787-1873); father of
Marcus Morton (1819-1891); grandfather of George
Watson French.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1817-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1824-25; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1825, 1840-41, 1843-44; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1825-40.
Died in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., February
6, 1864 (age 79 years, 49
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
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Morton, Marcus
(1819-1891) —
of Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., April 8,
1819.
Son of Marcus Morton (1784-1864) and
Charlotte Tillinghast (Hodges) Morton; married, October
19, 1843, to Abby Bowler Hoppin; uncle of George
Watson French.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; member of
Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858; superior court judge in
Massachusetts, 1858-69; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1869-90; resigned 1890; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1882-90.
Died in Andover, Essex
County, Mass., February
10, 1891 (age 71 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Michael —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| | Morton, O.
P. See Oliver Perry
Morton |
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Morton, Oliver Hazard Perry Throck
(1823-1877) —
also known as Oliver P. Morton —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Salisbury, Wayne
County, Ind., August 4,
1823.
Married 1845
to Lucinda Burbank; brother-in-law of John
A. Burbank; father of John M. Morton.
Republican. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1852; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1861; Governor of
Indiana, 1861-67; defeated, 1856; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1867-77; died in office 1877; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1872-; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1876.
His legs were
paralyzed after a stroke in 1865; suffered another stroke in
1877, and died soon after, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
1, 1877 (age 54 years, 89
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.; statue at Vicksburg
National Military Park, Vicksburg, Miss.; statue at Statehouse
Grounds, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Morton, Oliver Perry (b.
1860) —
also known as O. P. Morton —
of Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Bremer
County, Iowa, August, 1860.
Son of William Cunningham Morton (1825-1905) and Sarah Jane (Van
Eman) Morton; married, December
20, 1892, to Anna Hunt Birdsall (1865-1927).
Republican. Farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton, Otis D. —
of Fayette
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1958, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
|
| |
Morton, Mrs. Page —
of Virginia.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, Paul (1857-1911) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 22,
1857.
Son of Julius Sterling Morton; father of
Caroline Morton (who married Harry
Frank Guggenheim) and Pauline
Morton Sabin.
Republican. U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1904-05; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1911 (age 53 years, 273
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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| |
Morton, Paul —
of Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Pendleton County Democratic Party, 1983.
Still living as of 1983.
|
| | Morton,
Pauline See Pauline
Morton Sabin |
| |
Morton, Perez (1751-1837) —
of Dorchester (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
13, 1751.
Married, February
24, 1781, to Sarah Wentworth Apthorp (1759-1846; poet).
Speaker
of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1806-08,
1810-11; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1810-32.
Died in Dorchester (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., October
14, 1837 (age 85 years, 335
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Morton, Richard —
Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, Robert E. (born
c.1931) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1931.
Conservative. Candidate for mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1967.
Still living as of 1967.
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| |
Morton, Rogers Clark Ballard
(1914-1979) —
also known as Rogers C. B. Morton —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
19, 1914.
Brother of Thruston Ballard Morton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1960
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1963-71; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1969-71; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1971-75; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1975-76.
Episcopalian.
Died near Easton, Talbot
County, Md., April 19,
1979 (age 64 years, 212
days).
Interment at Old
Wye Cemetery, Wye Mills, Md.
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Morton, Roy J. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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| |
Morton, Roy S. —
of Etna, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Burgess
of Etna, Pennsylvania, 1927.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, Sargent S. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, Seth C. —
of Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Democrat. Mayor
of Westbrook, Maine, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Morton,
Sterling See Julius Sterling
Morton |
| |
Morton, Thomas B. —
of Fayette, Fayette
County, Ala.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, Thruston Ballard
(1907-1982) —
also known as Thruston B. Morton —
of Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
19, 1907.
Brother of Rogers Clark Ballard Morton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1947-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1957-69; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1959-61.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
14, 1982 (age 74 years, 360
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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| |
Morton, Tom —
of Coppell, Dallas
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Morton, W. E. —
of Calvin, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Nicholas County Democratic Party, 1940-42.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, William —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1886-88.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Morton, William —
of Illinois.
Born in Russia.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Deputy Consul in Harbin, 1914; U.S. Vice Consul in Harbin, 1915-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Morton, William H. —
of Rollinsford, Strafford
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 23rd District, 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Morton, William R. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Athens, 1922-32; Warsaw, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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