Arthur Silver Morton (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.Morton, Arthur Silver, 1870-1945 (Professor of History), Saskatchewan Archival Information Network 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.
His publications included The History of Prairie Settlement and History of the Canadian West to 1870–71.Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Silver Morton (1870-1945), Manitoba Historical Society, 30 January 2009 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.Morton, Arthur Silver National Historic Person, Parks Canada
Morton died on 26 January 1945.
Works The Way To Union, (1912) Under Western Skies: Pen-Pictures Of The Canadian West, (1937) The History of Prairie Settlement, (1938) A History Of The Canadian West To 1870-71, (1939) Sir George Simpson: Hudson's Bay Company, (1944)
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