Herbert Morton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 1887 Newmilns, Scotland |
| Died | 1961 (aged 73–74) Old Cumnock, Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Lugar Works Bowling and Social Club |
Herbert William Morton (1887 – 1961), was a Scottish international lawn bowler.
Biography
Morton lived at 109 Glaisnock Street in Cumnock and was a cinema director by trade.[1] He ran the Cumnock Picture House.[2]
By 1953 he owned two cinemas in Old Cumnock and Auchinleck[3] and he was the director of the Ayrshire Bowling Association.[4]
He was a member of the Lugar Works Bowling and Social Club.[5] and represented the Scottish team[6] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada,[7] where he participated in the fours event,[8] with Finlay McIver, George Budge and John Carswell, finishing in tenth place.[9]
References
- ^ "25 June 1954, Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal Passenger List on Empress of France". Ancestry. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Scottish Kine Profits". Kinematograph Weekly. 12 July 1945. p. 44. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "U.S. Stars for Cinema Club". Kinematograph Weekly. 11 June 1953. p. 43. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ayrshire bowlwers elect new president". Kilmarnock Herald and North Ayrshire Gazette. 1 April 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowling Along". Kilmarnock Herald and North Ayrshire Gazette. 8 May 1953. p. 7. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British Bowls Team". Western Mail. 6 February 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Scotland Vancouver 1954". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Helen wins women's swim title". Dundee Courier. 5 August 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.