[5] In 1947, Morton married Mona Margaret Aitchison, whom he had met through their mutual involvement in Westmoreland United Church in Toronto; they subsequently had two sons and a daughter: Murray, Bruce and Jean.

[17] After earning his BA, Morton began the bar admission process, which included taking the non-degree program at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto; but this undertaking was interrupted by his military service during World War II.

[22] As an undergraduate student, Morton served in the University of Toronto's contingent of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps (COTC).

[23] He later joined the Canadian Active Service Force and served overseas in the UK and northwest Europe, during 1941-45, as a commissioned officer in the 1st Battalion, The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, an infantry unit.

For various periods during his time as an MP, Morton served on the House of Commons Standing Committees for: Banking and Commerce; Public Accounts; Defence Expenditures; and Miscellaneous Private Bills.

[37] Morton's career as an MP ended with the 1962 election, when he was defeated by high profile Liberal candidate Walter L.

He was a moving force behind the creation, in Barrie, of a supportive, home-like residence for youth remanded into pretrial custody (who otherwise would have to be housed in a jail-like facility).