Researching Nathan 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 Nathan means "He Gave" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Nathan Morton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nathan 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. |
Morton Genealogy Databases
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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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Nathan Morton
Nathan Wray Morton (born 3 August 1978) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017, representing the seat of Forrestfield. He was a schoolteacher before entering politics.
Morton was born in Melbourne, but moved to Perth as a small child. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a graduate diploma in education, and most taught at Cecil Andrews Senior High School. Morton first stood for parliament at the 2008 state election, but was defeated by Labor's Andrew Waddell in Forrestfield by just 98 votes on the two-party-preferred count (the third-closest result of the election). He reprised his candidacy at the 2013 state election, and defeated Waddell with a 2.3-point swing. Morton ran for re-election at the 2017 state election but lost the seat to the Labor candidate, Stephen Price after suffering an 11.6% swing against him. Morton is a nephew by marriage of Helen Morton, who was a member of the Legislative Council. Helen Morton was also defeated at the 2017 state election.
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