(c.1420–1500), English prelate and statesman. He was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1486 and Chancellor under Henry VII a year later. The Crown's stringent taxation policies made the regime in general and Morton in particular widely unpopular.
Definition of Morton, John in US English:
Morton, John
proper nounˈmɔrtnˈmôrtn
(c.1420–1500), English prelate and statesman. He was appointed archbishop of Canterbury in 1486 and chancellor under Henry VII a year later.