Morton (surname)
Morton is an English, Irish, and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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*Adam Morton (1945–2020), Canadian philosopher
*Alan Morton (disambiguation), several people
*Alexander Morton (disambiguation), Alexander ...
Koopalings
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in the ''Mario'' franchise
* A character in the '' Charlie and Lola'' franchise
* A character in the 2008 film ''
Horton Hears a Who!
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* Morton Slumber, a funeral director who assists the diamond smuggling ring in '' Diamonds Are Forever''
* Morton "Mort" Rainey, an author and the main character of the 2004 film '' Secret Window''
Morton, Norfolk
Morton on the Hill is a small but scattered village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about north-west of Norwich. The parish covers an area of and had a population of 85 in 34 households at the 2001 census.Morton, Nottinghamshire
* Morton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire
* Morton, Shropshire, a
location
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civil parish
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Morton Castle
Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above River Nith, Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies north-east of Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles ...
, a seat of the Earls of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Morton, Illinois
Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census. The community holds a yearly Morton Pumpkin Festival for four days every September, and claims that "99 percent of the world's canne ...
, a village
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Morton, Indiana
Morton is a small unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana
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, an unincorporated community
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Morton, Minnesota
Morton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. This city is ninety-five miles southwest of Minneapolis. It is the administrative headquarters of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation. The population was 411 at the 2010 census.
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Morton, Mississippi
Morton is a city in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,462 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Morton is surrounded by the Bienville National Forest. Roosevelt State Park is southwest of the community.
According to the U ...
Morton, Washington
Morton is a city in Lewis County, Washington, Lewis County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
19th century
A village of the Cowlitz people, Upper Cowl ...
Morton Arboretum
The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, United States, is a public garden and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres (6.9 square kilometre ...
Morton's Restaurant Group
Morton's The Steakhouse is a chain of steak restaurants with locations in the United States and franchised abroad, founded in Chicago in 1978. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landry's.
History
Morton's was co-founded in 1978 by Arnold J. Mo ...
, owner and operator of upscale restaurants, including Morton's The Steakhouse
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Morton Salt
Morton Salt is an American food company producing salt for food, Water purification, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural, and road/highway use. Based in Chicago, the business is North America's leading producer and marketer of salt. It i ...
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Morton (restaurant)
Morton is a Finland, Finnish restaurant chain consisting of hamburger restaurants built into cargo containers active in summertime and the all-year-round restaurant Morton in Helsinki.
History
The 22-year-olds Jarna Kaplas, Petri Virta and Iiro ...
, a Finnish restaurant chain
Schools
* Morton College, a community college in Cicero, Illinois
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Morton High School (disambiguation) Morton High School could refer to the following schools in the United States:
* J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 — a district, or any of its three campuses, in Cook County, Illinois
* Morton High School (Morton, Illinois) — t ...
Titles
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Earl of Morton
The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas of Dalkeith. Along with it, the title Lord Aberdour was granted. This latter title is the courtesy title for the eldest son and heir to the Earl of Morton. ...
, a title in the Peerage of Scotland
* Morton baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England
Ulmus 'Morton'
''Ulmus'' 'Morton' (selling name ) is an elm cultivar cloned from a putative intraspecific Hybrid (biology), hybrid planted at the Morton Arboretum in 1924, which itself originated as seed collected from a tree at the Arnold Arboretum in Massac ...
, a variety of elm tree that originated at the Morton Arboretum
* Morton's neuroma, a medical condition affecting the foot