Edward John Chalmers Morton (1856 – 3 October 1902),[1] known as E. J. C. Morton, was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Devonport from 1892 until his death.
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Morton was the son of John Chalmers Morton, and was educated at Harrow School and at St John's College, Cambridge,[2] where he won a scholarship in 1879[3] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in 1880.[4] He was called to the bar in 1885 at the Inner Temple, and practised on the North Eastern Circuit.[4]
He was elected for Devonport at the 1892 general election,[5] re-elected in 1895 and in 1900.[5]
His obituary in The Times lists him as an active member of the liberal party, and a great platform speaker.[6] He was listed in 1892[7] and in 1901 as secretary of the Home Rule Union.[4]
Morton underwent an operation in early autumn 1902, and left for his sister's residence at Amberley, Gloucestershire to recover. He died there on 3 October 1902.[6]