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William Morton (MP)
Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Morton King's Serjeant, KS (1605 – 23 September 1672) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons in 1640 and from 1663 to 1665. He fought on the Cavaliers, Royalist side in the English Civil War. Life Morton was born in Newcastle, Northumberland, the son of James Morton of Clifton-on-Severn, Worcestershire and his wife Jane Cookes. He was admitted at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge on 30 June 1618 and matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford in October 1621 aged 15. He was awarded BA from Cambridge in 1622. He was admitted at Inner Temple on 22 October 1622. He received MA in 1625 and was called to the bar on 28 November 1630, beginning his career as a barrister. Morton married Anne Smyth daughter of John Smyth of Kidlington, Oxfordshire. In April 1640, Morton was elected Member of Parliament for Evesham (UK Parliament constituency), Evesham in the Short Parliament. After the outbreak of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (Commonwealth English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners only. Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |