About John Elkanah Morton
Lived 1793 – 1835 (aged 41–42). John Elkanah Morton was a Canadian politician.
John Elkanah Morton (1793 – April 20, 1835) was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1827 to 1830.
He was the son of Elkanah Morton. Morton married a Miss Beckwith. He served as captain in the local militia. He was later named customs collector at Digby. Morton died in Digby.
His son Fenimore E. Morton served as Solicitor General for New Brunswick.
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John Elkanah Morton was born in 1793.
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John Elkanah Morton died on 20 April 1835.
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