Morton
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Jelly Roll Ferdinand Morton, 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
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Levi Parsons 1824–1920, vice president of the U.S. 1889–93; governor of New York 1895–96.
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William Thomas Green, 1819–68, U.S. dentist: first to employ ether as an anesthetic.
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a town in central Illinois.
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a male given name: a family name taken from a Norman placename meaning “town on the moor.”
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4th Earl of, title of James Douglas. 1516–81, regent of Scotland (1572–78) for the young James VI. He was implicated in the murders of Rizzio (1566) and Darnley (1567) and played a leading role in ousting Mary, Queen of Scots; executed
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Jelly Roll, real name Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton. 1885–1941, US jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter; one of the creators of New Orleans jazz
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David Morton had enjoyed most of his week-long trip to Cap Ferret with his wife and two teenage sons in the forests under baking sun.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
It’s another reason why people leave are leaving the theater talking about Morton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“And Heath fought for me with such kindness and compassion,” Morton says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Nobody really got chance to speak with him," said Morton.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
His sisters were gone to Morton in my stead: I sat reading Schiller; he, deciphering his crabbed Oriental scrolls.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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