William Morton
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William Morton may refer to:
- William T.G. MortonWilliam T.G. MortonWilliam Thomas Green Morton was an American dentist who first publicly demonstrated the use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic in 1846. The promotion of his questionable claim to have been the discoverer of anesthesia became an obsession for the rest of his life.- Life and work :Born in...
(1819–1868) , American dentist, the first to use ether anesthesia - William Morton (boxer), American boxer, see Boxing at the 1955 Pan American GamesBoxing at the 1955 Pan American GamesThe Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1955 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from March 12 to March 26, with the inclusion of two new weight divisions to the existing eight.- Medal winners :...
- William Morton (cricketer)William Morton (cricketer)William Morton is a former Scottish cricketer who played with Warwickshire.A slow left arm orthodox bowler, Morton made his first-class debut in 1982 for Scotland in a match against Ireland. He appeared two more times at first-class level for the Scots and his other 10 games were for...
(born 1961), Scottish cricketer - William Morton (cyclist), Canadian cyclist
- William Morton (judge)William Morton (judge)Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Morton KS was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and from 1663 to 1665. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War....
(1605-1672), English judge and MP - William Morton (politician)William Morton (politician)William Morton was an American politician. He served as the sixteenth mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1886 to 1888.-References:...
, mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania - William Morton (Manitoba politician)William Morton (Manitoba politician)William Morton was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1958, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Bracken, Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell. His father, Thomas Lewis Morton, was a member of the assembly from 1888 to...
(1884–1958), Canadian politician - William Morton (tenor)William Morton (tenor)William Morton is a Canadian tenor. opera director, and voice teacher. He first studied singing with Alicia Birkett in Regina, and later with Albert Whitehead and James Rosselino in Toronto. He made his professional singing debut in 1932 and made his first radio appearance in 1933 on CKCK...
(born 1912), Canadian opera singer - Bill MortonBill MortonBill Morton was Chief Executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority. He succeeded Ron Tuck, who resigned due to the SQA exams controversy in 2000....
, SQA co-ordinator - Bill Morton (American football)