Angus MacDonald Morton

Angus MacDonald Morton
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax County
In office
October 1, 1928 – August 21, 1933
Personal details
Born(1871-11-14)November 14, 1871
DiedOctober 26, 1944(1944-10-26) (aged 72)
PartyLiberal Conservative
SpouseBessie Amelia Reid
Alma materDalhousie University (MD)
Occupationphysician, surgeon, politician

Angus MacDonald Morton (November 14, 1871 – October 26, 1944) was a physician, surgeon, and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1933 as a Liberal Conservative member.

Morton was born in 1871 at Middlefield, Nova Scotia to Allan Morton and Lydia Anne Blenus. He was educated at Dalhousie University, completing an Doctor of Medicine in 1898. He married Bessie Amelia Reid on September 25, 1900. He served as a Halifax County councillor from 1914 to 1919. Morton died in 1944 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]

He was elected in the 1928 Nova Scotia general election and was unsuccessful in the 1933 Nova Scotia general election in Halifax West.[2]

References

  1. ^ Elliott, Shirley B., ed. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: A Biographical Directory. Halifax: Province of Nova Scotia. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-88871-050-5.
  2. ^ "Electoral History for Halifax-Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature. 2024.