Morton, John

MORTON, John, pioneer settler (b 16 Apr 1834, Lindley, England; d 18 Apr 1912, Vancouver). He was one of the THREE GREENHORNS—himself, his cousin Sam BRIGHOUSE and their friend William Hailstone—who originally settled what is now VANCOUVER's West End in 1862. Morton heard that a British naval survey had found COAL in BURRARD INLET and persuaded the others to go and have a look. He built a cabin, the first in Vancouver, and a brickyard. When the CPR arrived in Vancouver it bought most of the...

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