Morton Baronets
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The Morton Baronetcy, of Milbourne St Andrew in the County of Dorset
, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 March 1619 for George Morton
, subsequently Member of Parliament
for Dorset
. The second Baronet represented Poole and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
in the House of Commons
. The title became extinct on his death in 1699.
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 March 1619 for George Morton
Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet
Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626.Morton was the son of Sir George Morton of Milbourne St Andrew, Dorset and his wife Joan Holloway of Walton...
, subsequently Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Dorset
Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)
Dorset was a county constituency covering Dorset in southern England, which elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England from 1290 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of...
. The second Baronet represented Poole and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1699.
Morton Baronets, of Milbourne St Andrew (1619)
- Sir George Morton, 1st BaronetSir George Morton, 1st BaronetSir George Morton, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626.Morton was the son of Sir George Morton of Milbourne St Andrew, Dorset and his wife Joan Holloway of Walton...
(d. 1662) - Sir John Morton, 2nd BaronetSir John Morton, 2nd BaronetSir John Morton, 2nd Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1695.Morton was the son of Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet of Milbourne St Andrew, Dorset and his second wife Anne,daughter of Sir Richard Wortley, of Wortley, Yorkshire and widow...
(c. 1627-1699)