Biography

1751 - 11/09/1845

Captain Thomas Morton (Democratic Republican17) Allegheny, Beaver and Butler Counties 1801-1805

Early Life:

Captain Thomas Morton, born May 1751, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; captain, Westmoreland County Rangers, American Revolution, 1778-1783; elected, Democratic Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1791-1793; unsuccessful reelection, 1793; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1794; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1797; elected, Democratic Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1800-1801; elected, Democratic Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1801-1805; unsuccessful reelection, 1805; married, Agnes Morton, children, William Morton, Robert Morton, Mary Martha Morton Truax; died, November 9, 1845 (aged 94); interment, Morton Cemetery, Needmore, Fulton County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democratic Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Allegheny County, 1791-1793; unsuccessful reelection, 1793.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 11th district, 1794.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 11th district, 1797.

Elected, Democratic Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Allegheny Counties, 1800-1801.

Elected, Democratic Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 17th district Allegheny, Beaver and Butler Counties, 1801-1805; unsuccessful reelection, 1805.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Thomas Morton (1751-1845) - Find a Grave Memorial