Background
Born at Newcastle upon Tyne on 25 July 1802, he was son of Joseph Morton, a master mariner there, and was an elder brother of Thomas Morton the surgeon.
Born at Newcastle upon Tyne on 25 July 1802, he was son of Joseph Morton, a master mariner there, and was an elder brother of Thomas Morton the surgeon.
He exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in 1821. Morton had a large practice and numerous distinguished sitters for portraits. He died on 1 August 1845.
