Researching Arthur 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 Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Morton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arthur Morton and the Morton Family Tree
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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. |
Morton Family Tree Databases
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Morton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 75956 people with the Morton surname in the USA? Morton is ranked number 132 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Morton Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Arthur Morton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Arthur Morton
Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton
Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton (31 December 1835 – 15 June 1913) was a British clergyman, schoolteacher and Conservative Party politician.
The second son of Edward Morton of Kensington Gate, Hyde Park, London, he was educated at Eton College where he was a member of the 1854 Eton XI cricket team. In 1854 he was admitted to King's College, Cambridge where he took Classical Honours, graduating Bachelor of Arts in 1859 and Master of Arts in 1862. In 1857 he was elected a Fellow of King's College, subsequently becoming bursar in 1870–1871 and Senior dean of the college in 1871–1872.
Morton was ordained as a Church of England deacon in 1861 and as a priest in 1863. He was appointed curate of the All Saints, Knightsbridge and of the Curzon Chapel, Mayfair.
Following graduation he initially worked as a tutor at Eton. He was tutor to Viscount Macduff, later Duke of Fife. In 1881 he became the duke's chaplain. From 1872–1886 he was headmaster of a preparatory school in Farnborough, Hampshire. In June 1891 he resigned from the Anglican Ministry under the terms of the Clerical Disabilities Act 1870.
A Unionist in politics, he unsuccessfully contested the parliamentary seats of Leeds East in 1892 and North Manchester in 1895. From 1895–1898 he was a member of the London County Council, representing Rotherhithe as a member of the Conservative-backed Moderate Party.
In 1897 the sitting member of parliament for Deptford, Charles Darling, was appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench Division. This required him to vacate his seat, and Morton was chosen by the Conservative Party to contest the ensuing by-election. Morton was elected and held the seat until 1906. In 1904 he was appointed an ecclesiastical commissioner.
In 1903 Morton married Evelyn Wilson-Todd, daughter of Sir William Wilson-Todd of Halnaby Hall, and Tranby Park, Yorkshire, MP for Howdenshire. He divided his time between residences in Scotland (at North Berwick until his marriage and at Balabraes House, Ayton, Berwickshire thereafter), and Eaton Place in London.
He died at his London home in June 1913, aged 77.
Source: Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaArthur Silver Morton
Arthur Silver Morton (1870–1945) was a Canadian historian, archivist, and academic.
Born in Iere Village, Trinidad, on 16 May 1870, Morton studied at the University of Edinburgh before moving to Canada to become a Presbyterian minister. He was chief librarian and head of the history department at the University of Saskatchewan. He also served as the first provincial archivist of Saskatchewan from 1938 until 1945.
His publications included The History of Prairie Settlement and History of the Canadian West to 1870–71.He was named a Person of National Historic Significance in 1952 he was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a recipient of the Tyrrell Medal.
Morton died on 26 January 1945.
Source: Arthur Silver Morton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Morton
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