About John Morton
Lived 1925 – 2021 (aged 95–96). John Morton was a musician and trade unionist.
John Morton (10 March 1925 – 26 January 2021) was an English trade unionist and musician.
Born in Wolverhampton, England, Morton learned to play the piano while he was a child. On leaving school, he started an apprenticeship as a printer, but his love of swing music led him to leave to play in a band. He joined the Union, and gradually rose to prominence, winning election to its executive committee, and leading a boycott of Wolverhampton's Scala Ballroom over its policy of only admitting white people.
Morton retired as general secretary in 1990, but remained president of the FIM until 2002, and president emeritus of the FIM thereafter.
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Who was John Morton?
trade unionist and musician
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John Morton was born in 1925.
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John Morton died in 2021.
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John Morton was a musician and trade unionist.
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