Fergus Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton
British judge (1887–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fergus Dunlop Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton, MC, PC (17 October 1887 – 18 July 1973)[1] was a British barrister and judge who was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1947 to 1959. The son of a Scottish stockbroker, Morton was educated in Scotland and England, before being called to the English bar. After serving with the British Army in the First World War, during which he won the Military Cross, he developed a successful Chancery practice. He was appointed to the High Court in 1938, promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1944, and to the House of Lords in 1947, retiring from judicial service in 1959.
Quick Facts Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Succeeded by ...
The Lord Morton of Henryton | |
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
In office 18 April 1947 – 5 April 1959 | |
Succeeded by | The Lord Jenkins |
Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office 11 October 1944 – 18 April 1947 | |
Preceded by | Sir Fairfax Luxmoore |
Justice of the High Court | |
In office 5 January 1938 – 11 October 1944 | |
Preceded by | Sir Albert Clauson |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Romer |
Personal details | |
Born | Fergus Dunlop Morton (1887-10-17)17 October 1887 Kelvinside, Glasgow |
Died | 18 July 1973(1973-07-18) (aged 85) Cookham, Berkshire |
Spouse |
Margaret Greenlees (m. 1914) |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
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