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WILLIAM ONA MORTON
MORTON, WILLIAM ONA, Attorney-at-Law, Los Angeles, Cal., was born in Lafayette County, Ala., July 30, 1868, the son of Dr. William Addison Morton and Elizabeth J. (Moore) Morton; married Maude Hunter and has one son, William Taylor Morton. He was educated in the public schools of Texas, at the Springtown Male and Female Institute, Fort Worth Business College and Fort Worth University, taking degrees at each; became a member of the law firm of McLean, Booth & Morton, Fort Worth in 1898; moved to Los Angeles in1902 and became a member of the firm of Morton, Houser & Jones (Judge Houser now being on the Superior bench). Was nominated for Congress on the Democratic ticket in 1904 and ran several thousand votes ahead of his ticket.
Was nominated for Attorney General on the Democratic ticket for California in 1906; became a member of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Los Angeles to fill the unexpired term of the late L. B. McCutcheon in 1907; reappointed on Civil Service Commission in 1908; term expires in 1912; now President of the Civil Service Commission.
He taught school in public and private institutions of Texas for eight years, finishing the law course in the Fort Worth University while teaching in that institution. He was for one year professor of corporation law in the Legal Department of the University of California, and resigned that position on account of pressing professional duties.
He belongs to the Masons, Elks, Woodmen of the World, Women of Woodcraft, Texas State Society, Fraternal Brotherhood, Improved Order of Red Men, Jefferson Club and other social organizations; official director and general counsel for several corporations; senior member of the law firm of Morton, Riddle, Hollzer & Morton.
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11-20-10 Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 555, International News Service, New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta.
1913.
© 2010 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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