Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton (31 December 1835 – 15 June 1913) was a

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clergyman, schoolteacher and

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politician. The second son of Edward Morton of Kensington Gate,

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, he was educated at

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where he was a member of the 1854 Eton XI

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team. In 1854 he was admitted to

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, where he took Classical Honours, graduating

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in 1859 and

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in 1862. In 1857 he was elected a Fellow of King's College, subsequently becoming

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in 1870–1871 and Senior dean of the college in 1871–1872. Morton was ordained as a

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in 1861 and as a priest in 1863. He was appointed

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of the All Saints,

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and of the Curzon Chapel,

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. Following graduation he initially worked as a tutor at Eton. He was tutor to

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, later

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. In 1881 he became the duke's chaplain. From 1872–1886 he was headmaster of a preparatory school in

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. In June 1891 he resigned from the Anglican Ministry under the terms of the Clerical Disabilities Act 1870. A Unionist in politics, he unsuccessfully contested the parliamentary seats of

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and

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. From 1895–1898 he was a member of the

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, representing

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as a member of the Conservative-backed

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. In 1897 the sitting member of parliament for

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, Charles Darling, was appointed a judge of the

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Division. This required him to vacate his seat, and Morton was chosen by the Conservative Party to contest the ensuing by-election. Morton was elected and held the seat until

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. In 1904 he was appointed an

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. In 1903 Morton married Evelyn Wilson-Todd, daughter of Sir William Wilson-Todd of Halnaby Hall, and Tranby Park, Yorkshire, MP for

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. He divided his time between residences in Scotland (at

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until his marriage and at Balabraes House, Ayton,

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thereafter), and Eaton Place in London. He died at his London home in June 1913, aged 77.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morton, Arthur Henry Aylmer Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 1836 births 1913 deaths English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Members of London County Council Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Fellows of King's College, Cambridge Gentlemen of England cricketers Teachers at Eton College People educated at Eton College