John Morgan (of Rhiwpera)

John Morgan
John Morgan
Born	4 January 1671
Died	7 March 1720 (aged 49)
Nationality	Welsh
Spouse	Martha Vaughan
Children	William Morgan (of Tredegar, elder) ; Thomas Morgan (judge advocate) ; Martha Morgan

John Morgan (4 January 1671 – 7 March 1720) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1701 to 1720.

Morgan was the youngest son of William Morgan and his wife (and cousin) Blanche. When his elder brother Sir Thomas Morgan died without surviving children in 1700, he inherited the family's Tredegar Estate, the two middle brothers having predeceased him.^[1]

Morgan, a prominent Whig, entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in 1701, replacing his brother, and represented it until his death in 1720.^[2] ^[3] He was created custos rotulorum of the county the same year, in succession to his brother.^[4]

In 1715, Morgan inherited Rhiwperra Castle and the manor of Gwynllwg from his uncle, John Morgan and obtained the lord lieutenancy of the county and also of Brecknockshire.^[4]

By his wife Martha Vaughan, Morgan had two sons, Sir William Morgan, upon whom he settled the Tredegar estate, and Thomas Morgan, upon whom he settled Rhiwpera.^[1] He also had a daughter, Martha, who married the 3rd Earl of Oxford.^[5] He died in 1720, and was buried on 19 March 1720 at Machen.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Morgan Family History". Retrieved 17 October 2007.
^ "MORGAN, John II (1671-1720), of Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "MORGAN, John (1671-1720), of Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "MORGAN family". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
^ Burke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn and R. Bentley. p. 275. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ Williams, William Retlaw (1895). The Parliamentary History of Wales. Priv. print. for the author by E. Davis and Bell. p. 127. Retrieved 17 October 2007.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Thomas Morgan Sir John Williams, Bt	Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire Jan 1701–1707 With: Sir John Williams, Bt 1701–14 Sir Hopton Williams, Bt 1705–07	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire 1707–1720 With: Sir Hopton Williams, Bt 1707–08 The Viscount Windsor 1708–12 James Gunter 1712–13 Thomas Lewis 1713 Sir Charles Kemeys, Bt 1713–15 Thomas Lewis 1715–20	Succeeded by Thomas Lewis John Hanbury
Honorary titles
Preceded by Thomas Morgan	Custos Rotulorum of Monmouthshire 1701–1720	Succeeded by William Morgan
Preceded by The Earl of Pembroke	Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire 1715–1720	Succeeded by William Morgan

[ruperra-1] "Morgan Family History". Retrieved 17 October 2007.

[HOP-2] "MORGAN, John II (1671-1720), of Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[HOP2-3] "MORGAN, John (1671-1720), of Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[dwb-4] "MORGAN family". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 October 2007.

[burke-5] Burke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn and R. Bentley. p. 275. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[6] Williams, William Retlaw (1895). The Parliamentary History of Wales. Priv. print. for the author by E. Davis and Bell. p. 127. Retrieved 17 October 2007.

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