Arthur_Silver_Morton Knowpia

Arthur Silver Morton
FRSC
Arthur Silver Morton FRSC
Born	16 May 1870; Iere Village, Trinidad and Tobago
Died	26 January 1945 (aged 74)
Nationality	Canadian
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Academic work
Discipline	History
Institutions	University of Saskatchewan; Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan;
Notable works	A 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.^[2]

Morton died on 26 January 1945.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Morton, Arthur Silver, 1870-1945 (Professor of History), Saskatchewan Archival Information Network
^ ^a ^b Morton, Arthur Silver National Historic Person, Parks Canada
^ Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Silver Morton (1870-1945), Manitoba Historical Society, 30 January 2009

Awards
Preceded by Chester Martin	J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal 1941	Succeeded by D. C. Harvey

Arthur Silver Morton FRSC
Born	(1870-05-16)16 May 1870 Iere Village, Trinidad and Tobago
Died	26 January 1945(1945-01-26) (aged 74)
Nationality	Canadian

Academic background
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Academic work
Discipline	History
Institutions	University of Saskatchewan Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan
Notable works	A History of the Canadian West to 1870–71 (1939)