Lawyer.
Born at Winnipeg on 6 November 1933, son of Robert Coxworthy Morton (1902-1934) and Kathleen Edith Meek (c1903-1975), he received BA (1956) and Law (1960) degrees from the University of Manitoba and was called to the Manitoba Bar in June 1960. He practiced law with the firm of Monk Goodwin and Company until 1966 when he was appointed a Crown Prosecutor in the Winnipeg magistrate's court. In recognition of his service, he was made a Queen's Counsel in 1976. On 3 May 1958, he married Joan Ann Baldwin at St. George's Anglican Church and they had three children. Active with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, he was inducted as a builder into the Bombers Hall of Fame (2014). He died at Winnipeg on 21 February 2024.
“Morton - Week,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 February 1927, page 15.
Death registration [Robert Coxworthy Morton], Manitoba VItal Statistics.
“Robt. Morton, young business leader, passes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 April 1934, page 10.
“U of Manitoba to confer 1,047 degrees,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 May 1956, page 17.
“Morton - Baldwin,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 May 1958, page 15.
“Six graduates called to the Manitoba Bar,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 June 1960, page 40.
Obituary [Kathleen Edith Vokes], Winnipeg Free Press, 17 April 1975, page 86.
“Asper among 10 new Manitoba QCs,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1975, page 40.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 2 March 2024.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 March 2024
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