Q:Facts: - profession: lawyer - successor: walter l. gordon - party: progressive conservative - riding: davenport - predecessor: paul hellyer - death date: 25 november 2001 - term end: june 1962 - term start: june 1957 - birth date: 28 april 1916 - name: murray douglas morton - birth place: fredericton , new brunswick Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of douglas morton .
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murray douglas morton -lrb- 28 april 1916 -- 25 november 2001 -rrb- was a progressive conservative member of the canadian house of commons .he was born in fredericton , new brunswick , becoming a barrister and lawyer in his career .he was first elected at the davenport riding in the 1957 general election defeating paul hellyer .morton was re-elected for a second term at davenport in the 1958 election , but defeated in the 1962 election by walter l. gordon .morton was also unsuccessful in the 1963 federal election at the york -- humber against riding incumbent ralph cowan .