About Philip Morton
Lived 1862 – 1932 (aged 69–70). Philip Morton was an Australian politician, bank employee, cattle rearer, dairy farmer and horse breeder.
Philip Henry Morton (1862 – 24 April 1932) was an Australian politician.
He was born near Nowra to Henry Gordon Morton and Jane Fairlies. He attended Numbaa Public School and became an estate manager. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Shoalhaven. He was defeated in 1898 as a Federalist candidate, and later served from 1904 to 1908 on Sydney City Council. His brothers Mark, and Henry, were also members of the Legislative Assembly. Morton died in Sydney in 1932.
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Who was Philip Morton?
Australian politician
When was Philip Morton born?
Philip Morton was born in 1862 in Numbaa.
When did Philip Morton die?
Philip Morton died on 24 April 1932 in Sydney.
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Philip Morton was a politician, bank employee, cattle rearer, dairy farmer and horse breeder.
What nationality was Philip Morton?
Philip Morton was Australian.
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