#1Politics & Law
Marcus Morton
1784–1864Massachusetts Democratic governor and Supreme Judicial Court associate justice
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Famous people · Freetown
Marcus Morton tops a list of 7 famous people born in Freetown
Marcus Morton is the best known, with articles in 13 languages. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. The list comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts. Births span 1760 to 1822, from Elijah Juckett to William Rounseville Alger.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Marcus Morton
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1760
Elijah Juckett
Youngest
1822
William Rounseville Alger
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
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When Freetown’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1780s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Two of the three are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freetown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Marcus Morton: Robert Gordon Hardie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel B. Borden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Borden: Earl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon Borden: H.B. Weld, 1899, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Milburn Holland: PANYNJ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons