About John Morton
Lived 1671 – 1726 (aged 55). John Morton was an English and British naturalist and anglican priest.
John Morton (1671–1726) was an English cleric, naturalist and Fellow of the Royal Society. He published a Natural History of Northamptonshire.
Life He was the son of Godly Morton of Scremby, Lincolnshire, born there. He entered Oundle School in August 1686, at the age of 14. He matriculated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1688, graduating B.A. in 1691. He took an ad eundem degree at the University of Oxford in 1694, and proceeded M.A. in 1695.
In 1701 Morton became curate of Great Oxendon, Northamptonshire, and in 1703 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.
Family Morton married Susanna Courtman, daughter of John Courtman; they had a family of at least five sons and a daughter.
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Who was John Morton?
English naturalist (1671–1726)
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John Morton was born on 17 January 1671.
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John Morton died on 17 January 1726.
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John Morton was a naturalist and anglican priest.
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John Morton was English and British.
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