John Morton (MP)
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This article is about the Tory Member of Parliament; for other uses see John Morton (disambiguation)
John Morton (c. 1716 – 25 July 1780) was an English Tory politician.
He was appointed chief justice of Chester, and bought the ruins of Medmenham Abbey in 1778.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by John Wright |
Member for Abingdon 1747–1770 |
Succeeded by Nathaniel Bayly |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Dering, Bt Richard Jackson |
Member for New Romney with Richard Jackson 1770–1774 |
Succeeded by Richard Jackson Sir Edward Dering, Bt |
| Preceded by George Byng Beaumont Hotham |
Member for Wigan with George Byng 1775–1780 |
Succeeded by George Byng Henry Simpson Bridgeman |
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