Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet
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Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet (died 1662) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1626.
Morton was the son of Sir George Morton of Milbourne St Andrew, Dorset and his wife Joan Holloway of Walton. He succeeded to the estate a Milborne on the death of his father in 1611, and was created baronet
of Milbourne St Andrew in the County of Dorset on 1 March 1619. In 1626, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Dorset
. He was a faithful Royalist during the English Civil War
.
Morton married firstly Catharine Hopton, daughter of Sir Arthur Hopton, of Witham. He married secondly Anne Willoughby, widow of Sir Rotherham Willoughby who had died by July 1634, and daughter of Sir Richard Wortley, of Wortley, Yorkshire. He was succeeded by his son John
.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1626.
Morton was the son of Sir George Morton of Milbourne St Andrew, Dorset and his wife Joan Holloway of Walton. He succeeded to the estate a Milborne on the death of his father in 1611, and was created baronet
Morton Baronets
The Morton Baronetcy, of Milbourne St Andrew in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 March 1619 for George Morton, subsequently Member of Parliament for Dorset. The second Baronet represented Poole and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the House of Commons...
of Milbourne St Andrew in the County of Dorset on 1 March 1619. In 1626, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Dorset
Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)
Dorset was a county constituency covering Dorset in southern England, which elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England from 1290 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of...
. He was a faithful Royalist during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Morton married firstly Catharine Hopton, daughter of Sir Arthur Hopton, of Witham. He married secondly Anne Willoughby, widow of Sir Rotherham Willoughby who had died by July 1634, and daughter of Sir Richard Wortley, of Wortley, Yorkshire. He was succeeded by his son John
Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1695.Morton was the son of Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet of Milbourne St Andrew, Dorset and his second wife Anne,daughter of Sir Richard Wortley, of Wortley, Yorkshire and widow...
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