Henry Thorne Morton

Henry Thorne Morton (1888–1966) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1943–1946	27th	Waitemata		National

Morton was born in 1888 at Auckland. He received his education at King's College, Auckland and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.^[1]

He represented the Waitemata electorate from 1943 to 1946.^[2] In 1946 the Waitemata electorate was abolished,^[3] and he was defeated for the new North Shore electorate by Martyn Finlay.^[4]

Notes

1. Gustafson 1986, p. 334.
2. Wilson 1985, p. 221.
3. Wilson 1985, p. 275.
4. Wilson 1985, pp. 196, 221.

References

• Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.