Arthur Morton, ca.1965
Description
- Creator
- F.A. Horton Photography, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white portrait photograph of Arthur Morton.
- Notes
- Arthur Morton was born at Newcastle, UK on 5 October 1917. He served during the Second World War in the Merchant Marine. Upon moving to Canada in 1954, Morton first worked for Dowty Equipment Ltd. in Ajax and then as manager for Rainbow Products in Whitby. He later worked at Ontario Hospital, Whitby.
Morton was an avid sportsman, excelling at track, soccer, and cricket. He organized the Whitby-Ajax Industrial Hockey League and was president of the Whitby-Ajax Industrial Softball League. Morton coached and managed minor hockey, track and field, and lacrosse. In 1976, he was an assistant torch bearer at the Montreal Summer Olympics. For his dedication to amateur sports, Morton was awarded the Olympic Commemorative Medal, membership in the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame (1999), Official of the Year for Ontario (1991-2), special achievement in track and field (1993), and member of the Track and Field Wall of Fame in Ottawa (1995).
Morton died at Whitby on 28 September 2010 and is buried in Thornton Cemetery. - Date of Original
- ca.1965
- Dimensions
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Width: 8 in
Height: 10 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Morton
- Local identifier
- 31-009-602
- Collection
- Carl Mantz fonds
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.88342 Longitude: -78.93287
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- Donor
- Douglas Mantz
- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Recommended Citation
- Arthur Morton, ca.1965, F.A. Horton Photography. Whitby Archives 31-009-602
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from photographic print.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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