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Meet Jackson Morton, Milton’s 19th Century U.S. Senator
Despite being a well-known figure in Northwest Florida in his time, Jackson Morton’s name has fallen into obscurity.
Born in 1794 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Morton moved to Milton in the 1820s and began a successful brickmaking enterprise, selling mainly to those building Pensacola’s Naval fortifications.
He later parlayed his business success into a political career, eventually serving a term in the U.S. Senate from 1849 to 1855. Years later, he served in the Confederacy’s version of the Senate.
Former U.S. Senator Jackson Morton is buried in Morton Cemetery in Milton. The cemetery is located off Warbler Lane near Blackwater River.
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