John Morton (Nova Scotia politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia
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About John Morton (Nova Scotia politician)
- John Morton (March 25, 1781 – March 3, 1858) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia.
- He represented Cornwallis township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1840. He was born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.
- the son of Lemuel Morton and Martha Newcomb.
- In 1810, he married Anne Cogswell.
- Morton owned Western Stage Coach.
- He served as lieutenant-colonel in the militia, as keeper of the rolls for Cornwallis and as justice of the peace for Kings County.
- He served as a member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia from 1841 until his death in Halifax at the age of 76.
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