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| | | nationality=[[United States|American]] | | | nationality=[[United States|American]] |
| | | party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] | | | party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] |
| − | | office=[[Wyoming]] State Representative for Natrona County (Casper)]] | + | | office=[[Wyoming]] State Representative for Natrona County (Casper) |
| | | term_start=January 1, 1967 | | | term_start=January 1, 1967 |
| | | term_end=December 31, 1980 | | | term_end=December 31, 1980 |
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| | |succeeded2=Robert Burnett | | |succeeded2=Robert Burnett |
| | |birth_date=March 22, 1924 | | |birth_date=March 22, 1924 |
| − | | birth_place=[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br> Jefferson County, <br> [[Alabama]], [[United States|USA]] | + | | birth_place=[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br> Jefferson County,<br>[[Alabama]], [[United States|USA]] |
| | |death_place=Litchfield Park, Maricopa County, [[Arizona]] | | |death_place=Litchfield Park, Maricopa County, [[Arizona]] |
| | | death_date=February 18, 2002 (aged 77) | | | death_date=February 18, 2002 (aged 77) |
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| | |footnotes='''Notes''': <br> | | |footnotes='''Notes''': <br> |
| | * In 1982, Morton was the third of five consecutive [[Wyoming]] [[Republican Party|Republicans]] to lose [[Governor|gubernatorial]] [[general election]]s to [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] Edgar Herschler and Michael "Mike" Sullivan between 1974 and 1990.<br> | | * In 1982, Morton was the third of five consecutive [[Wyoming]] [[Republican Party|Republicans]] to lose [[Governor|gubernatorial]] [[general election]]s to [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] Edgar Herschler and Michael "Mike" Sullivan between 1974 and 1990.<br> |
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| | *Morton, an [[Ivy League]]-educated [[oil]]man, served fourteen years in the Wyoming House of Representatives, his last two as the Speaker.}} | | *Morton, an [[Ivy League]]-educated [[oil]]man, served fourteen years in the Wyoming House of Representatives, his last two as the Speaker.}} |
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