Henry Thorne Morton

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

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
19431946 27th Waitemata National

Morton was born in 1888 at Auckland. He received his education at King's College, Auckland and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1]

He represented the Waitemata electorate from 1943 to 1946.[2] In 1946 the Waitemata electorate was abolished,[3] and he was defeated for the new North Shore electorate by Martyn Finlay.[4]

Notes

  1. Gustafson 1986, p. 334.
  2. Wilson 1985, p. 221.
  3. Wilson 1985, p. 275.
  4. Wilson 1985, pp. 196, 221.

References

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Mary Dreaver
Member of Parliament for Waitemata
1943–1946
Vacant
Constituency abolished, recreated in 1954
Title next held by
Norman King


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