Warren A. Morton
| Warren Allen Morton | |
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| Wyoming State Representative from Natrona County (Casper) | |
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In office January 1, 1967 – December 31, 1980 |
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| Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives | |
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In office January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Nels J. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Robert Burnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 22, 1924 Birmingham Jefferson County Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2002 (aged 77) Litchfield Park Maricopa County Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Katharine "Kathy" Hancock Allen Morton |
| Children |
Frederick Lee "Ted" Morton |
| Residence |
Casper Natrona County, Wyoming |
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(1) In 1982, Morton was the third of five consecutive Wyoming Republicans to lose gubernatorial general elections to Democrats Edgar Herschler and Michael "Mike" Sullivan between 1974 and 1990. (2) Morton, an Ivy League-educated oilman, served fourteen years in the Wyoming House of Representatives, his last two as Speaker. |
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Katharine "Kathy" Hancock Allen Morton
Frederick Lee "Ted" Morton
Allen Salisbury Morton
Robert "Bob" Coleman Morton
(1) In 1982, Morton was the third of five consecutive Wyoming Republicans to lose gubernatorial general elections to Democrats Edgar Herschler and Michael "Mike" Sullivan between 1974 and 1990.
Warren Allen Morton (March 22, 1924 – February 18, 2002) was a Casper oilman and engineer who served as Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1979 to 1980, prior to mounting a Republican gubernatorial campaign in 1982. He served in the Wyoming House from Natrona County from January 1, 1967, to December 31, 1980. Morton was the managing partner of MKM Oil Company in Casper, the seat of Natrona County in eastern Wyoming and the second largest city in the state.
Morton was born in Birmingham, the seat of Jefferson County and the largest city in Alabama, to Lindley C. Morton of California and the former Ruth Goddard, a native of Connecticut. Lindley and Ruth moved to Alabama because of his job with Portland Cement Company. The Mortons returned to California and reared their family of three sons and a daughter. Morton's brothers were Robert Morton and Coleman Morton (1919–2006), both of Pasadena; his surviving sister is Sylvia Morton Kingsley of San Francisco.
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