About E. J. C. Morton
Lived 1856 – 1902 (aged 45–46). E. J. C. Morton was a British politician.
Edward John Chalmers Morton (1856 – 3 October 1902), known as E. J. C. Morton, was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons as a member of parliament (MP) for Devonport from 1892 until his death.
Biography Morton was the son of John Chalmers Morton, and was educated at Harrow School and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he won a scholarship in 1879 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in 1880. He was called to the bar in 1885 at the Inner Temple, and practised on the North Eastern Circuit. re-elected in 1895 and in 1900. and in 1901 as secretary of the Home Rule Union.
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Who was E. J. C. Morton?
British politician (1856–1902)
When was E. J. C. Morton born?
E. J. C. Morton was born in 1856 in Molesey.
When did E. J. C. Morton die?
E. J. C. Morton died on 3 October 1902 in Amberley.
What was E. J. C. Morton's occupation?
E. J. C. Morton was a politician.
What nationality was E. J. C. Morton?
E. J. C. Morton was British.
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