Researching Alastair Morton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16006 people with the Morton surname? In that year Morton was ranked number 239 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alastair means "form of ALEXANDER - defender of mankind" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Alastair Morton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alastair Morton and the Morton Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 20751 people with the Morton surname in the UK? Morton is now ranked number 260 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Alastair Morton
Alastair Morton
Sir Robert Alastair Newton Morton (11 January 1938 – 1 September 2004) was Chief Executive of Eurotunnel and Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority and an industrialist of considerable achievements and renown.
Morton was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and read law at Worcester College, Oxford. He was managing director of the British National Oil Corporation 1976–80; chief executive of Guinness Peat Group 1982–87 and chairman in 1987; co-chairman of Eurotunnel, 1987–96 and group chief executive 1990–94; chairman of the British Treasury's private finance panel 1993–95 and chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority, 1999–2001.
In 1990, he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) from the University of Bath. He was chairman of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain 1994–2004. Morton was knighted in 1992. He died on 1 September 2004 aged 66.
As managing director of the British National Oil Corporation (1976–80), he fought to resist privatisation. In 1993 he chaired the United Kingdom Treasury's private finance panel, which sought private capital for transport projects. He was appointed co-chairman of Eurotunnel in 1987. The project cost more than twice its projected £4.8 billion price tag. The Conservative Government of Margaret Thatcher had insisted that the project had to pay its own way, and the UK legislation which authorised and facilitated the project contained an outright ban on any British public subsidy for the works.
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