Thomas Morton

Thomas Morton may refer to:

  • Tom Morton (born 1955), Scottish journalist, author and BBC Radio Scotland broadcaster
  • Thomas Morton (bishop) (1564–1659), Bishop of Durham and Chester in the 17th century
  • Thomas Morton (playwright) (1764–1838), British playwright
  • Thomas Morton (colonist) (c. 1579–1647), British lawyer & early colonist of Massachusetts
  • Thomas Morton (shipwright) (1781–1832), inventor of the Patent slip
  • Thomas Corsan Morton (1859–1928), Scottish artist of the Glasgow School
  • Thomas Lewis Morton (1846–1914), English-born farmer and politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Thomas Morton (MP), British Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire
  • Thomas Morton (MP for Bishop's Lynn), British Member of Parliament for Bishop's Lynn

Famous quotes containing the words thomas and/or morton:

    Morning smack of the spade that wakes up sleep,
    Shakes a desolate boy who slits his throat
    In the dark of the coffin and sheds dry leaves,
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
    —Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904)