About Herbert Morton
Lived 1887 – 1961 (aged 73–74). Herbert Morton was a British bowls player.
Herbert William Morton (1887 – 1961), was a Scottish international lawn bowler.
Biography Morton lived at 109 Glaisnock Street in Cumnock and was a cinema director by trade. He ran the Cumnock Picture House.
By 1953 he owned two cinemas in Old Cumnock and Auchinleck and he was the director of the Ayrshire Bowling Association.
He was a member of the Lugar Works Bowling and Social Club. and represented the Scottish team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, where he participated in the fours event, with Finlay McIver, George Budge and John Carswell, finishing in tenth place.
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Who was Herbert Morton?
Scottish lawn bowler
When was Herbert Morton born?
Herbert Morton was born in 1887.
When did Herbert Morton die?
Herbert Morton died in 1961.
What was Herbert Morton's occupation?
Herbert Morton was a bowls player.
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Herbert Morton was British.
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