Thomas Morton
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Thomas Morton may refer to:
- Tom MortonTom MortonTom Morton is a Scottish writer, broadcaster, and musician. He lives and works mainly in the Shetland Islands.Morton currently presents a BBC Radio Scotland show, broadcast each weekday afternoon...
(born 1955), Scottish journalist, author and BBC Radio Scotland broadcaster - Thomas Morton (bishop)Thomas Morton (bishop)Thomas Morton was an English churchman, bishop of several dioceses.-Early life:Morton was born in York on 20 March 1564. He was brought up and grammar school educated in the city and nearby Halifax. In 1582 he became a pensioner at St John's College, Cambridge from which he graduated with a BA in...
(1564–1659), Bishop of Durham and Chester in the 17th century - Thomas Morton (playwright)Thomas Morton (playwright)Thomas Morton was an English playwright.-Life:Morton was born in the city of Durham. He was the son of John and Grace Morton of Whickham, County Durham. He went to London to study law at Lincoln's Inn, but abandoned his studies for playwriting. For much of his life, Thomas lived in Pangbourne in...
(1764–1838), British playwright - Thomas Morton (colonist) (c 1576–1647), British lawyer & early colonist of Massachusetts
- Thomas Morton (shipwright)Thomas Morton (shipwright)Thomas Morton was a Scottish shipwright and inventor. His most widely known invention is the patent slip.-Biography:Morton was born in Leith in October 1781 and grew up to become a shipwright like his father, Hugh...
(1781–1832), inventor of the Patent slip - Thomas Corsan MortonThomas Corsan MortonThomas Corsan Morton was a Scottish artist, known as one of the Glasgow Boys.Born in Glasgow, he worked briefly in a lawyer's office, and went to the city's School of Art. After a period at the Slade School in London, he studied in Paris under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre...
(1859–1928), Scottish artist of the Glasgow School