Morton baronets

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The Morton Baronetcy, of Milbourne St Andrew in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 March 1619 for George Morton, subsequently Member of Parliament for Dorset. The second Baronet represented Poole and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on his death in 1699. [1]

Morton baronets, of Milbourne St Andrew (1619)

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