Morton (surname)

Morton is an English,Irish and Scottish surname and may refer to the following people:

• Alicia Morton (born 1987), American actress
• Bill Morton, Scottish former Chief Executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority
• Bill Morton (American football) (1909–1987), American football player
• Cale Morton (born 1990), Australian footballer
• Charles Morton (1907–1966), American actor
• Charles Morton (impresario) (1819–1904) theatre and music hall manager, known as The Father of the Halls
• Charlie Morton (pitcher) (born 1983), American baseball pitcher
• David Morton (1886–1957), American poet
• Dudley W. Morton (1907–1943), US Navy submarine commander during World War Two
• Henry Morton (scientist) (1836–1902), scientist, first president of Stevens Institute of Technology
• Henry Vollam Morton (1892–1979), writer
• Ian Morton (1970-), English cricketer
• Jelly Roll Morton (1885/1890–1941), influential jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
• John Morton (bishop) (c. 1420–1500), Archbishop of Canterbury and later Lord Chancellor of England
• Joy Morton, Morton Salt Company owner
• Julius Sterling Morton (1832–1902), United States Secretary of Agriculture
• Kate Morton (born 1976), Australian author
• Les Morton (born 1958), English racewalker
• Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), 22nd Vice-President of the United States
• Lucie Morton, an ampelographer, student and translator of French ampelographer Pierre Galet
• Marcus Morton (1784–1864), Governor of Massachusetts
• Marcus Morton (jurist) (1819–1891), Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
• Mark Morton, several people, including:
  • Mark Morton (musician) (born 1972), guitarist of American Heavy Metal band Lamb of God
• Max Morton (born 1984), sound producer at Morton Studio, founder of Power Metal band MORTON
• Oliver Hazard Perry Morton (1823–1877), U.S. senator from Indiana
• Ricky Morton (born 1956), professional wrestler
• Robert Morton, several people
• Samantha Morton (born 1977), Academy Award-nominated English actress
• Samuel George Morton (1799–1851), American physician and natural scientist
• Tom Morton (born 1955), Scottish journalist
• Thomas Morton, several people, including:
  • Thomas Morton (bishop) (1564–1659), Bishop of Durham and Chester in the 17th century
  • Thomas Morton (playwright) (1764–1838), British playwright
  • Thomas Morton (colonist) (c. 1576–1647), British lawyer and early colonist of Massachusetts
• William Morton, several people
• William T. G. Morton (1819 –1868), popularized ether inhalation for surgical anesthesia

See also

Jordan 'Morton' Hampson

• Earl of Morton, Scottish peerage
• Morton (disambiguation)
• Moreton (disambiguation)

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