Douglas Morton

Murray Douglas Morton
Member of Parliament for Davenport
In office June 1957 – June 1962
Preceded by	Paul Hellyer
Succeeded by	Walter L. Gordon
Personal details
Born	28 April 1916(1916-04-28) Fredericton, New Brunswick
Died	25 November 2001(2001-11-25) (aged 85)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	lawyer

Murray Douglas Morton (28 April, 1916 - 25 November, 2001) was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, becoming a barrister and lawyer in his career.

He was first elected at the Davenport riding in the 1957 general election defeating Paul Hellyer. Morton was re-elected for a second term at Davenport in the 1958 election, but defeated in the 1962 election by Walter L. Gordon.^[1]

Morton was also unsuccessful in the 1963 federal election at the York—Humber against riding incumbent Ralph Cowan.

References

1. ^ Gordon, Walter L. (1983). Walter Gordon: A Political Memoir. Formac. p. 107. ISBN 9780887801105. http://books.google.ca/books?id=kY9JWyTOIJYC. 

External links

• Douglas Morton - Parliament of Canada biography

Persondata
Name	Morton, Murray Douglas
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	28 April 1916
Place of birth	Fredericton, New Brunswick
Date of death	25 November 2001
Place of death