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359: 372: 128:, Edinburgh, under his famous uncle Charles Chalmers. He then attended university lectures, took the first prize for mathematics, and was a student in 263: 136: 404: 414: 258:
Morton married in 1854 Clarence Cooper Hayward of Frocester Court, Gloucestershire, daughter of Drinkwater Scott Hayward. Their son
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in 1870; 6th edit. 1884; and the "Handbooks of the Farm' Series", 7 vols. 1881–4, contributing to the series
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In 1838 Morton went to assist his father on the Whitfield Example Farm, and shortly joined the newly formed
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on the Royal Commission on pollution of rivers. The commission heard his concerns on abattoir waste.
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on its foundation in 1844; it took him to London, and the post continued for the rest of his life.
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retired in 1854 from his chair at Edinburgh, Morton ran the classes till the appointment of
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and his wife Jean Chalmers, he was born on 1 July 1821. He was educated at
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An Abstract of the Agricultural Holdings ... Act, 1875
112:(1821–1888) was a Scottish agriculturist and writer. 165:Morton died at his Harrow residence on 3 May 1888. 97: 74: 66: 58: 45: 30: 23: 381:. Vol. 39. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 311:. Vol. 39. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 8: 333:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 327:Bunting, Brian T. "Morton, John Chalmers". 246:, and contributed to it, as well as to the 188:Morton's Almanac for Farmers and Landowners 20: 244:Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society 330:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 275: 322: 320: 318: 291: 289: 287: 285: 283: 281: 279: 7: 242:. For a time he helped to edit the 14: 16:Scottish agriculturist and writer 378:Dictionary of National Biography 357: 308:Dictionary of National Biography 302:"Morton, John (1781-1864)"  224:Arthur Young's Farmer's Calendar 186:, London, 1856–70. Continued as 202:, London, 1861; new edit. 1868. 173:Morton edited and brought out: 87: 262:was elected to parliament for 248:Journal of the Society of Arts 1: 184:Morton's New Farmer's Almanac 347:UK public library membership 49:1888 (aged 66–67) 194:Handbook of Dairy Husbandry 178:A CyclopΓ¦dia of Agriculture 431: 206:The Prince Consort's Farms 139:. He became editor of the 137:Royal Agricultural Society 405:Scottish agriculturalists 218:, 9th edit. London, 1876. 132:'s agricultural classes. 126:Merchistoun Castle School 415:British magazine editors 373:Morton, John (1781-1864) 200:Handbook of Farm Labour 339:10.1093/ref:odnb/19366 236:Equipment of the Farm 216:Art of Valuing Rents 141:Agricultural Gazette 110:John Chalmers Morton 25:John Chalmers Morton 345:(Subscription or 232:Diary of the Farm 228:Farmer's Calendar 107: 106: 422: 382: 361: 360: 351: 350: 342: 324: 313: 312: 304: 293: 240:Soil of the Farm 214:, for Bayldon's 156:Edward Frankland 91: 89: 80:Clarence Hayward 62:Writer, educator 40: 38: 21: 430: 429: 425: 424: 423: 421: 420: 419: 410:British writers 385: 384: 371:, ed. (1894). " 367: 358: 355: 354: 344: 326: 325: 316: 295: 294: 277: 272: 260:E. J. C. Morton 256: 222:He also edited 208:, London, 1863. 196:, London, 1860. 171: 160:William Denison 118: 102:E. J. C. Morton 93: 90: 1854) 85: 81: 50: 36: 34: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 428: 426: 418: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 387: 386: 353: 352: 314: 299:, ed. (1894). 274: 273: 271: 268: 255: 252: 220: 219: 209: 203: 197: 191: 181: 170: 167: 117: 114: 105: 104: 99: 95: 94: 83: 79: 78: 76: 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 52:Harrow, London 47: 43: 42: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 427: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 392: 390: 383: 380: 379: 374: 370: 365: 364:public domain 348: 340: 336: 332: 331: 323: 321: 319: 315: 310: 309: 303: 298: 292: 290: 288: 286: 284: 282: 280: 276: 269: 267: 265: 261: 253: 251: 249: 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 217: 213: 210: 207: 204: 201: 198: 195: 192: 189: 185: 182: 179: 176: 175: 174: 168: 166: 163: 161: 157: 153: 149: 144: 142: 138: 133: 131: 127: 123: 115: 113: 111: 103: 100: 96: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 48: 44: 33: 29: 22: 19: 376: 356: 328: 306: 257: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 221: 215: 211: 205: 199: 193: 187: 183: 177: 172: 164: 145: 140: 134: 119: 109: 108: 18: 400:1888 deaths 395:1821 births 369:Lee, Sidney 297:Lee, Sidney 152:John Wilson 122:John Morton 120:The son of 70:Agriculture 41:1 July 1821 389:Categories 349:required.) 59:Occupation 37:1821-07-01 266:in 1892. 264:Devonport 148:David Low 130:David Low 54:, England 180:in 1855. 158:and Sir 98:Children 366::  190:, 1871. 92:​ 84:​ 67:Subject 343: 254:Family 238:, and 75:Spouse 270:Notes 169:Works 146:When 86:( 82: 116:Life 46:Died 31:Born 375:". 335:doi 391:: 317:^ 305:. 278:^ 250:. 234:, 88:m. 341:. 337:: 39:) 35:(

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Harrow, London
E. J. C. Morton
John Morton
Merchistoun Castle School
David Low
Royal Agricultural Society
David Low
John Wilson
Edward Frankland
William Denison
E. J. C. Morton
Devonport







Lee, Sidney
"Morton, John (1781-1864)" 
Dictionary of National Biography



Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/19366
UK public library membership
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