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==As House Speaker==
==As House Speaker==
The fiscally [[conservative]] Morton was a director of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association, but he an atypical Wyoming Republican. He supported [[abortion]] and [[gun control]] laws, particularly opposed by his state's large community of hunters.<ref name=statement/> As House Speaker, his colleagues considered him strict, smart, and fair. Tom Stroock, a former state senator from Casper and a United States Ambassador to [[Guatemala]], described the former Speaker as "brilliant ... Warren had an important part to play in the history of Wyoming in the 1970s and 1980s. He was clearly an outstanding Speaker and an excellent legislator," though Stroock said that he did not always agree with Morton's political positions.<ref name=cst>Joan Barron, "Former House Speaker dies at 77: Casper oil man Morton devoted much of life to civic service," ''Casper Star-Tribune,'' February 20, 2002, pp. 1, A14.</ref>
The fiscally [[conservative]] Morton was a director of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association, but he an atypical Wyoming Republican. He supported [[abortion]] and [[gun control]] laws, particularly opposed by his state's large community of hunters.<ref name=statement/> As House Speaker, his colleagues considered him strict, smart, and fair. Tom Stroock, a former state senator from Casper and a United States Ambassador to [[Guatemala]], described the former Speaker as "brilliant ... Warren had an important part to play in the history of Wyoming in the 1970s and 1980s. He was clearly an outstanding Speaker and an excellent legislator," though Stroock said that he did not always agree with Morton's political positions.<ref name=cst>Joan Barron, "Former House Speaker dies at 77: Casper oil man Morton devoted much of life to civic service," ''Casper Star-Tribune,'' February 20, 2002, pp. 1, A14.</ref>
Marlene Simons of Beulah, who was a freshman representative when Morton was Speaker, said that he had been a mentor to beginning legislators, seating them among the more experienced lawmakers. "He ran a tight ship. He was a kind, gentle man, but he was stern."<ref name=cst/>
Marlene Simons of Beulah, who was a freshman representative when Morton was Speaker, said that he had been a mentor to beginning legislators, seating them among the more experienced lawmakers. "He ran a tight ship. He was a kind, gentle man, but he was stern."<ref name=cst/>