William Jackson Morton (1871 - 7 December 1939) was a dairy manager and local politician. Born in Fenton, Staffordshire, he was the son of George Morton, a plumber and glazier and his wife Amy. In 1900 he married Sarah Maude Miller in the church of St George the Martyr, Queen Square. By then he had a dairy business in Newington, and became a member of Southwark Borough Council. He lived at 34 Camberwell Road, and from 1922-34 he sat on the London County Council as a Municipal Reform Party councillor representing Camberwell North West.
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| - William Jackson Morton (1871 - 7 December 1939) was a dairy manager and local politician. Born in Fenton, Staffordshire, he was the son of George Morton, a plumber and glazier and his wife Amy. In 1900 he married Sarah Maude Miller in the church of St George the Martyr, Queen Square. By then he had a dairy business in Newington, and became a member of Southwark Borough Council. He lived at 34 Camberwell Road, and from 1922-34 he sat on the London County Council as a Municipal Reform Party councillor representing Camberwell North West.
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| - William Jackson Morton (1871 - 7 December 1939) was a dairy manager and local politician. Born in Fenton, Staffordshire, he was the son of George Morton, a plumber and glazier and his wife Amy. In 1900 he married Sarah Maude Miller in the church of St George the Martyr, Queen Square. By then he had a dairy business in Newington, and became a member of Southwark Borough Council. He lived at 34 Camberwell Road, and from 1922-34 he sat on the London County Council as a Municipal Reform Party councillor representing Camberwell North West. He was a Metropolitan Police special constable, becoming Group Commandant of L and M Divisions. He was awarded the MBE in the 1923 New Year's Honours and the OBE in 1926 Birthday Honours. By the time of his death he was living in Dulwich Village.
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