For the Liberal Member of Parliament, see E. J. C. Morton. For the rag-time musician, see Eddie Morton.
Edward Morton
Backgroundsolo_singer
Birth date1858
Death date6 July 1922 (aged 64)
OccupationAuthor, singer

Edward A. Morton (1858 – 6 July 1922) was a British writer.[1] His works included the musical comedy San Toy.[2]

Biography

Edward Morton was born in 1858.[3][4]

The only child of Morton and his wife Rosamond was J. B. Morton, who became a noted columnist and humourist.

Edward Morton died in a nursing home in London on 6 July 1922, aged 63 or 64.[5]

References

  1. ^ Rubinstein, William D. (ed.) (2011). "Morton, Edward". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. pp. 696–697. ISBN 9780230304666.
  2. ^ "Morton, Edward". Who's Who Biographies, 1901. 1901. p. 813.
  3. ^ Singer, Isidore (ed.) (1907). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. Funk & Wagnalls. p. 38. Retrieved 2023-10-17. – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Nahshon, Edna (ed.) (2006). "Prologue". From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot: Israel Zangwill's Jewish Plays. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State U. Press. p. 1. ISBN 0814329551.
  5. ^ "News in Brief". Northern Daily Mail. 1922-07-07. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-10-17. – via British Newspaper Archive.