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Henry Thorne Morton

{{Short description|New Zealand politician}}

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| constituency_MP = Waitemata

| parliament = New Zealand

| term_start = 25 September 1943

| term_end = 27 November 1946

| predecessor = Mary Dreaver

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| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

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Henry Thorne Morton (18 December 1888 – 8 December 1966) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

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Morton was born on 18 December 1888 at Auckland. He received his education at King's College, Auckland and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|p=334}} He served in World War I where he was severely wounded. He obtained a master of arts degree with honours at Cambridge University. He later lived in the King Country town of Te Kuiti where he was in practice as a solicitor.{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19430722.2.22 |title=Waitemata Nationalist |work=Northern Advocate |page=2 }}

From 1938 to 1944 Morton was Mayor of Te Kuiti.{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19661209.2.39 |title=Former M.P. Dies |work=The Press |date=9 December 1966 |volume=CVI |issue=31238 |page=3 }} He represented the {{NZ electorate link|Waitemata}} electorate from {{NZ election link year|1943}} to 1946.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=221}} In 1946 the Waitemata electorate was abolished,{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=275}} and he was defeated for the new North Shore electorate by Martyn Finlay.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=196, 221}}

Morton died on 8 December 1966 in Auckland.

Notes

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References

  • {{cite book |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |title = The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party |year = 1986 |publisher = Reed Methuen |location = Auckland |isbn = 0-474-00177-6 }}
  • {{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4 |orig-year= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103}}

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{{s-bef | before = Mary Dreaver}}

{{s-ttl | title = Member of Parliament for Waitemata|years=1943–1946}}

{{s-vac|reason=Constituency abolished, recreated in 1954|next=Norman King}}

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Category:1888 births

Category:1966 deaths

Category:New Zealand National Party MPs

Category:Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives

Category:New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates

Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 1946 New Zealand general election

Category:Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Category:People educated at King's College, Auckland

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