Mr Philip Henry (1) MORTON (1862 - 1932)**

Date of Birth: 01/01/1862 Place of Birth: Numbaa, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 24/04/1932 Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 13 Feb 1889 8 Jul 1898 9yr(s) 4mth(s) 26day(s) Member for Shoalhaven 13 Feb 1889 6 Jun 1891 2yr(s) 3mth(s) 25day(s) 14th (1889 - 1891) Member for Shoalhaven 19 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 3yr(s) 7day(s) 15th (1891 - 1894) Member for Shoalhaven 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Shoalhaven 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Claim of Isaac Barclay Committee No.22 5 Jul 1889 17 Jul 1889 13days 14th (1889 - 1891) Agricultural Society of New South Wales Lease Bill Committee No.9 5 Dec 1889 10 Dec 1889 6days 14th (1889 - 1891) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 19 May 1891 19 May 1891 1day 14th (1889 - 1891) Vice Suppression Bill Committee No.11 25 Oct 1892 18 Oct 1892 15th (1891 - 1894) Claim of James Guihen, of Broger’s Creek Committee No.28 7 Jun 1893 13 Jun 1893 7days 15th (1891 - 1894) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 27 Sep 1893 8 Dec 1893 2mths 12days 15th (1891 - 1894) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 23 Jan 1894 11 Jun 1894 4mths 20days 16th (1894 - 1895) Elections and Qualifications No. 5 7 Aug 1894 30 Oct 1894 2mths 24days 16th (1894 - 1895) North Shore Bridge Bill Committee No.13 1 Jul 1896 28 Jul 1896 28days 17th (1895 - 1898) Chairman

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Estate manager. Educated at Numbaa Public School. Entered service of Commercial Banking Company in Sydney and at the Macleay Branch. Assisted in the management of the Berry Estate in Shoalhaven district. Part owner of dairy studs and other properties in New South Wales and in Queensland. Raised cattle, bred horses and engaged in dairying. Member of Royal Agricultural Society. Trustee of Art Gallery of New South Wales. Supported volunteer movement.

Local Government Activity

Alderman of the Sydney City Council for Bligh Ward, 1 December 1904 - 29 June 1908. Member of the Finance Committee 1905 - 1908.

Personal

Eldest son of Henry Gordon, surveyor and estate manager and Jane Fairlies. Married Isabel Honeyman Hay of Parua Bay, New Zealand. Church of England. Brother of both Mark Fairlies Morton, Member of the Legislative Assembly; and Henry Douglas Morton, Member of the Legislative Assembly.

Additional Information

Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: Philip Henry Morton - papers, 1823 - 1915 (A3039)

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