Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1627-1699) 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 of Sir Rotherham Willoughby. On the Restoration in 1660 he became Gentleman of the Privy Chamber.
Morton was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Poole in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until 1679. He succeeded to the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1662. He was elected MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
on 22 August 1679 and sat until 1695.
Morton died aged 71, when the baronetcy became extinct, and was buried at Milborne.
Morton married firstly, before 1664, Eleanor Fountain, daughter of John Fountain (Serjeant at Law). She died in 1671 and was buried at Milborne. He married secondly, by licence issued on 24 February 1676, Elizabeth Calme of Mudge Hall, Wiltshire daughter of the Rev. Benjamin Calme, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Ireland.
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...
between 1661 and 1695.
Morton was the son of Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet
Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet
Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet 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...
of Milbourne St Andrew, Dorset and his second wife Anne,daughter of Sir Richard Wortley, of Wortley, Yorkshire and widow of Sir Rotherham Willoughby. On the Restoration in 1660 he became Gentleman of the Privy Chamber.
Morton 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,...
(MP) for Poole in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
and sat until 1679. He succeeded to the baronetcy
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...
on the death of his father in 1662. He was elected MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and...
on 22 August 1679 and sat until 1695.
Morton died aged 71, when the baronetcy became extinct, and was buried at Milborne.
Morton married firstly, before 1664, Eleanor Fountain, daughter of John Fountain (Serjeant at Law). She died in 1671 and was buried at Milborne. He married secondly, by licence issued on 24 February 1676, Elizabeth Calme of Mudge Hall, Wiltshire daughter of the Rev. Benjamin Calme, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Ireland.