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John MORTON, Congress, PA (1724-1777)

MORTON, John, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born near the old Morris Ferry (now the Darby Creek Bridge), Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pa., in 1724; attended the common school for about…

Marcus MORTON, Congress, MA (1784-1864)

MORTON, Marcus, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Freetown, Mass., December 19, 1784; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1804;…

Morton Denison HULL, Congress, IL (1867-1937)

HULL, Morton Denison, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., January 13, 1867; attended the public schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., in 1885; was graduated…

Levi Parsons MORTON, Congress, NY (1824-1920)

MORTON, Levi Parsons, a Representative from New York and a Vice President of the United States; born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., May 16, 1824; attended the public schools and Shoreham…

Thruston Ballard MORTON, Congress, KY (1907-1982)

Senate Years of Service: 1957-1968Party: RepublicanMORTON, Thruston Ballard, (brother of Rogers C.B. Morton), a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Louisville, Jefferson County…

Morton Everel POST, Congress, WY (1840-1933)

POST, Morton Everel, a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming; born in West Henrietta (near Rochester), Monroe County, N.Y., December 25, 1840; pursued an academic course in the Albion and…

Morton, William Thomas Green

(Encyclopedia) Morton, William Thomas Green, 1819–68, American dentist and physician, b. Charlton, Mass., studied at Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. He practiced dentistry in Boston, for a time…

Stanley, Sir Henry Morton

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Sir Henry Morton, 1841–1904, Anglo-American journalist, explorer, and empire builder, b. Denbigh, Wales. He grew up in poverty and came to America as a worker on a ship, which…