William Morton may refer to:
Law and politics
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William Morton (MP for Leicester) William Morton may refer to:
Law and politics
*William Morton (MP for Leicester) (fl. 1386–1388), MP for Leicester (UK Parliament constituency), Leicester
*William Morton (MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed) (fl. 1584–1593), MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed ...
(fl. 1386–1388), MP for
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...
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William Morton (MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed) (fl. 1584–1593), MP for
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...
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William Morton (judge) (1605–1672), English judge and MP
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William Morton (American politician) (fl. 1886–1888), mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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William Morton (Manitoba politician)
William Morton (July 3, 1884, in Gladstone, Manitoba – January 28, 1958) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1958, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Bracken, S ...
(1884–1958), Canadian politician
Sports
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William Morton (boxer), American boxer, see
Boxing at the 1955 Pan American Games
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William Morton (cricketer)
William Morton (21 April 1961 – 19 July 2019) was a Scottish cricketer who played with Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of ...
(1961–2019), Scottish cricketer
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William Morton (cyclist)
William Morton (20 June 1880 – 21 March 1952) was a British-born Canadian cyclist. He competed in five events at the 1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) ...
(1880–1952), Canadian cyclist
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William Morton (footballer)
William Morton was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. Most likely born in Northumberland, he played the majority of his career in local-league football but also had spells in The Football League. Morton played for Bedlington P ...
, English footballer
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Bill Morton (American football)
William Hanson Morton (September 17, 1909 – April 11, 1987) was an American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by t ...
(1909–1987), American college football player and American Express executive
Others
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W. L. Morton (1908–1980), Canadian historian
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William T. G. Morton (1819–1868), American dentist, the first to publicly use ether anesthesia
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William Morton (tenor)
William Jacob Morton (27 September 1912 – 10 February 1995) was a Canadian tenor, opera director, and voice teacher born in Deloraine, Manitoba. He first studied singing with Alicia Birkett in Regina, and later with Albert Whitehead and Jame ...
(1912–1995), Canadian opera singer
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William H. Morton (1877–1947), British locomotive engineer and General Manager of the Great Southern Railways of Ireland
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William J. Morton (1845–1920), American physician
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William Morton (priest)
William Wright Morton DL has been Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin since 2016.
Born in 1956 he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and ordained in 1989. After a curacy at Drumachose he was the incumbent
The incumbent is the cu ...
(born 1956), Dean of Derry
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William Morton (theatre manager)
William Morton (24 January 1838 – 5 July 1938) was an amusement caterer, a theatre and cinema manager in England for 70 years.
After an erratic start in Southport, Morton's career stabilised when he took on struggling illusionists Maskelyne and ...
(1839–1939), amusement caterer and theatre and cinema manager in England
See also
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Bill Morton (disambiguation) Bill Morton may refer to:
* Bill Morton (SQA), former chief executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority
* Bill Morton (racing driver), former NASCAR Cup Series driver in 1965 Virginia 500
* Bill Morton (American football)
William Hanso ...
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Billy Morton
William O'Brien (1850 – unknown), better known as Billy Porter but also known by the alias William or Billy Morton, was an American burglar and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He and partner Johnny Irvi ...
, American burglar and underworld figure, also known as Billy Porter
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William Moreton
William Moreton (1641 – 21 November 1715) was an English prelate in the Church of Ireland who served as the Bishop of Meath from 1705-1716.
Life
He was born in Chester in 1641, eldest son of Edward Moreton (1599–1665), prebendary of Cheste ...
(1641–1715), Anglican bishop in Ireland
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William Moreton (judge) (c. 1696 – 1763), English judge
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