Background
Morton was the son of Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet of Milbourne Street Andrew, Dorset and his second wife Anne,daughter of Sir Richard Wortley, of Wortley, Yorkshire and widow of Sir Rotherham Willoughby.
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John Morton
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On the Restoration in 1660 he became Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1662. He was elected Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis on 22 August 1679 and sat until 1695.
Morton died aged 71, when the baronetcy became extinct, and was buried at Milborne.
Morton married firstly, before 1664, Eleanor Fountain, daughter of John Fountain (Serjeant at Law). She died in 1671 and was buried at Milborne.
Membership
Cavalier Parliament. Exclusion Bill Parliament]
Morton was elected Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Poole in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.
