♂ William Morton

Anglican   
 Record
44917 · 14558
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Manitoba 7 7 0
Birth Death Lived Died in office
3 July 1884
(139 years 9 months ago)
 28 January 1958
(66 years 2 months ago)
 73 years 6 months Yes
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Thomas L. Morton (1846–1914) Father
Robert Jacob (1879–1944) Brother-in-law Jacob was married to Margaret, Morton's sister.
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Manitoba
Days years months days
11,166 30 6 25
Days years months days
9,988 27 4 4
Days years months days
1,178 3 2 21
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Electoral history
→ 7 recorded electoral participations
→ 8 electoral path points
 		 → 1 documented challenger:
 		 Allan B. Brydon  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 18		 Manitoba Gladstone
28 June 1927 Age:
42		 → New to this legislature
General ✓ 1/2 PROG 67.75% 1,311 of 1,935 Elig.: 3,952 Parti.: 48.96%
Loser > IND 32.25% 624 (-687) John Foster  m 
ID: 37302(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 4 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 19		 Manitoba Gladstone
16 June 1932 Age:
47		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/2 LIBP 62.44% 1,902 of 3,046 Elig.: 3,772 Parti.: 80.75%
Loser > CONS 37.56% 1,144 (-758) George Hall  m 
ID: 37352(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 20		 Manitoba Gladstone
27 July 1936 Age:
52		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/2 LIBP 61.70% 1,548 of 2,509 Elig.: 4,253 Parti.: 59.72%
Loser > CONS 38.30% 961 (-587) Allan B. Brydon  m  ( 56 )
  Post-Election...
17 November 1940 > ?? LIBP → LIBP Changed allegiance
ID: 37402(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:47 ET Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (G & O)
Provincial
Ass.: 21		 Manitoba Gladstone
22 April 1941 Age:
56		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/1 LIBP 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 4,391 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 37448(F) — 16 Sep 2022 07:25 ET Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 22		 Manitoba Gladstone
15 October 1945 Age:
61		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/1 LIBP 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 4,475 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 37499(F) — 17 Sep 2022 10:41 ET Service: 4 years 0 month 25 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 23		 Manitoba Gladstone
10 November 1949 Age:
65		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/1 LIBP 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 4,983 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
  Post-Election...
19 August 1950 > ?? LIBP → LIBP Changed allegiance
ID: 37547(F) — 17 Sep 2022 10:42 ET Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (G & O)
Provincial
Ass.: 24		 Manitoba Gladstone
8 June 1953 Age:
68		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/1 LIBP 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 5,458 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
  Post-Election...
28 January 1958 > ?? LIBP → Vac. Died in office
ID: 37597(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:46 ET Service: 4 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 25		 Manitoba Gladstone
16 June 1958 Age:
73		 Deceased
General  
Successor > LIBP 54.66% 2,570 of 4,702 Nelson M. Shoemaker  m  ( 47 )
ID: 37653(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
→ 4 online biographical references
 
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EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased: Morton, William 15 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés: Morton, William 15 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans: William Morton (1884-1958) 15 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia: William Morton (Manitoba politician) 15 Mar 2024
Rev.: 15 Mar 2024 @ 21:17 ET
Gen.: 25 Apr 2024 @ 19:23 ET