Perez Morton

Perez Morton
Portrait of Morton, by Saint-Mémin
Massachusetts Attorney General
In office
1810–1832
GovernorElbridge Gerry
Caleb Strong
John Brooks
William Eustis
Marcus Morton
Levi Lincoln Jr.
Preceded byBarnabas Bidwell
Succeeded byJames T. Austin
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1810–1811
Preceded byTimothy Bigelow
Succeeded byJoseph Story
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1806–1808
Preceded byTimothy Bigelow
Succeeded byTimothy Bigelow
Personal details
BornNovember 13, 1751
Plymouth, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 14, 1837(1837-10-14) (aged 85)
Dorchester, Massachusetts
SpouseSarah Wentworth Apthorp
ChildrenSarah Apthorp Morton (1782–1844);
Anna Louisa Morton (1783–1843);
Frances Wentworth Morton (1785–1831);
Charles Ward Apthorp Morton (1786-1809);
Charlotte Morton (1787–1819)
Alma materHarvard
ProfessionAttorney
Perez Morton House in Dorchester (1796), by Charles Bulfinch[1]

Perez Morton (November 13, 1751 – October 14, 1837) was an American lawyer, politician and revolutionary patriot in Boston, Massachusetts. He was Massachusetts Attorney General from 1810 until 1832.

  1. ^ "BACK TO DORCHESTER–THE AMERICAN SAPPHO, CHARLES BULFINCH, AND A LITTLE MORE OGDEN CODMAN". The Down East Dilettante. Retrieved 24 November 2021.