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Charles Brinkley Morton (senior; January 6, 1926 – July 13, 1994) was second bishop of the
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Biography

Charles Brinkley Morton was born on January 6, 1926, in
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. He attended
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, graduating in 1943. He then graduated from Northwest Mississippi Junior College in 1944. From 1944 to 1946, Morton served in the
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in Europe. After returning to the United States, he attended the
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and graduated with a law degree in 1949. Morton practiced law from 1949 to 1956. At the age of 21, Morton was elected to represent Tate County as a
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in the
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in 1947, and served from 1948 to 1952. He was then elected to represent the 36th District in the
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, and served from 1952 to 1956. He then attended the
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at Sewanee: The University of the South, graduating in 1959. He served as Bishop of San Diego from 1982 to 1991, when he retired and returned to
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. He died on July 13, 1994, at his home in
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See also

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Morton Elected Bishop in San DiegoEpiscopal Bishop Morton Announces Early Retirement
1926 births 1994 deaths American Episcopal priests People from Meridian, Mississippi Sewanee: The University of the South alumni Clergy from San Diego 20th-century American Episcopalians Episcopal bishops of San Diego 20th-century American clergy Mississippi state senators Mississippi lawyers Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub