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Welsh politician

SirThomas Morgan
Born1534
Died1603
NationalityWelsh
ChildrenWilliam Morgan (of Machen and Tredegar)
John Morgan (merchant)

Sir Thomas Morgan (c. 1534 – 1603) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.

Biography

Morgan was the eldest son of Sir William Morgan. He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1650.

In 1654, Morgan was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in the First Protectorate Parliament after two members chose to take up other seats.

Morgan died on either 13 May 1664 or 18 October 1666.

Family

Morgan married firstly Rachel Kemys, widow of David Kemys and daughter of Robert Hopton. She was sister to Ralph Lord Hopton. He married secondly Elizabeth Windham, daughter of Francis or Thomas Windham of Sandhills Somerset.

Notes

  1. ^ Williams 1895, p. 124.
  2. Willis 1750, p. 263.

References

Parliament of England
Preceded byRichard Cromwell
Philip Jones
Henry Herbert
Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
1654
With: Henry Herbert
Thomas Hughes
Succeeded byMajor General James Berry
John Nicholas
Edward Herbert
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