Thomas Lewis Morton (1846-1914)

Grain dealer, MLA (1888-1892), MLA (1892-1895), MLA (1896-1899), MLA (1900-1903).

He was born in Hull, England, on 10 June 1846. He was educated at Edward VI College, Gloucester. He married Mary Honora Cory (1857-1940, daughter of Thomas Cory) at Gladstone on 29 November 1876. They had seven children, including William Morton.

He came to Canada in 1873 and farmed at Gladstone. He was elected Liberal MLA for Westbourne in 1888 and served until 1903. He also acted as Secretary-Treasurer of Westbourne Municipality until 1905. He went into the grain business and later moved to Winnipeg, where he was a member of the firm of Morton and Pearson.

Morton died on 24 February 1914.

Sources:

“Mrs. H. M. Morton Dies at Age of 82”, Winnipeg Free Press, 2 January 1940. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B9]

Profile revised: 15 February 2009

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