Harry Kemp Morton (October 14, 1905 – June 9, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life He was born on October 14, 1905, in Hornell, Steuben County, New York, the son of Harry Laverne Morton and May (Kemp) Morton. He attended the public schools, and graduated from the University of Buffalo Law SchoolNew York Red Book (1958–1959; pg. 105) in 1926. He was admitted to the bar in 1927, and practiced law in Hornell.History of Central New York (pg. 1377) He was District Attorney of Steuben County from 1945 to 1952.
Morton was a member of the New York State Senate from 1953 to 1958, sitting in the 169th, 170th and 171st New York State Legislatures. In 1958, Morton was challenged by Harold A. Jerry, Jr. in the Republican primary for re-nomination, but the result was disputed. Morton's claim to the nomination was upheld by the Appellate Division,STATE SENATOR UPHELD in The New York Times on October 4, 1958 (subscription required) but overturned by the New York Court of Appeals.4TH PARTY SLATE TO BE ON BALLOT; ...Two Upstate Pleas Rejected in The New York Times on October 25, 1958 (subscription required)
He died on June 9, 1994;MORTON, HARRY K. at Social Security Info and was buried at the Townline Cemetery in Rathbone.
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