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Arthur Silver Morton

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Arthur Silver Morton
Born(1870-05-16)16 May 1870
Died26 January 1945(1945-01-26) (aged 74)
NationalityCanadian
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Institutions
Notable worksA History of the Canadian West to 1870–71 (1939)

Arthur Silver Morton FRSC (1870–1945) was a Canadian historian, archivist, and academic.

Born in Iere Village, Trinidad, on 16 May 1870, Morton studied at the University of Edinburgh before moving to Canada to become a Presbyterian minister.[1] He was chief librarian and head of the history department at the University of Saskatchewan. He also served as the first provincial archivist of Saskatchewan from 1938 until 1945.[2]

His publications included The History of Prairie Settlement and History of the Canadian West to 1870–71.[3] He was named a Person of National Historic Significance in 1952. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a recipient of the Tyrrell Medal.[4][2]

Morton died on 26 January 1945.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Morton, Arthur Silver, 1870-1945 (Professor of History), Saskatchewan Archival Information Network
  2. ^ a b Morton, Arthur Silver National Historic Person, Parks Canada
  3. ^ Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Silver Morton (1870-1945), Manitoba Historical Society, 30 January 2009
  4. ^ "Past Award Winners". The Royal Society of Canada. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024.
Awards
Preceded by J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal
1941
Succeeded by