Researching Ben 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 Ben means "Son" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Ben Morton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ben Morton and the Morton Family History
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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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| 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. |
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Ben Morton
Benjamin W. Morton (28 August 1910 – November 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Sheffield, Morton began his career with Stourbridge before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1933. He then joined Manchester United via a short spell back at Stourbridge in May 1935. His only game for United came against West Ham United on 16 November 1935, and he left to join Torquay United in May 1936.
In October 1937, he was transferred to Swindon Town for a then-club record fee of £1,000, and during the following season (1938–39) he was the top scorer of the Third Division South with 28 goals.
He was a regular in the Swindon side until the outbreak of war and remained with the club. He played once during the 1945–46 season before leaving in 1945 to rejoin Stourbridge.
Source: Ben Morton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBen Morton (politician)
Ben Morton (born 29 June 1981) is an Australian politician. Since 2 July 2016, he has represented the federal Division of Tangney in the Australian House of Representatives for the Liberal Party.
Since 2019, Ben Morton has served as Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet and in 2020 was appointed as Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service and Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters.
At the 2016 federal election, Morton successfully ran as the Liberal candidate against sitting member Dennis Jensen, who had been disendorsed by the Liberals and was running as an independent.
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