5-528: Governor Morton may refer to: Joseph Morton (governor) (died 1721), Governor of the Province of Carolina from 1682 to 1684, and in 1686 Julius Sterling Morton (1832–1902), Acting Governor of Nebraska in 1861 Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), 31st Governor of New York Marcus Morton (1784–1864), 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts Oliver P. Morton (1823–1877), 14th Governor of Indiana Topics referred to by
10-405: A group of dissenters to what is now South Carolina , settling Edisto Island . In 1682 he was appointed governor of the colony by the proprietors, but due to disagreements with the proprietors was replaced in 1684. A second appointment in 1686 lasted only one month before he was supplanted by James Colleton . Morton had been in the process of organizing an expedition against Spanish Florida , which
15-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Joseph Morton (governor) Joseph Morton ( c. 1630 – 9 September 1721) was an early colonist and governor of the Province of Carolina . Although he was not one of Carolina's Lords Proprietors , Morton was influential in the recruitment of religious dissenters to migrate to the new colony. In 1680 he led
20-413: The colonists believed was harboring pirates operating against the colony's coastal settlements. Colleton immediately put a stop to the expedition, since England and Spain were then at peace. In 1697 he was named a judge of the admiralty by King William III . Because of this appointment he was denied a third opportunity to be governor by the proprietors in 1701. He supported education and libraries in
25-470: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Governor Morton . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Governor_Morton&oldid=1224438924 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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