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Frederick Courtenay Morgan

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Frederic Courtenay Morgan
Morgan in front of Ruperra Castle
Member of Parliament for South Monmouthshire
In office
1885–1906
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byIvor Treowen
Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
In office
1874–1880
Preceded byOctavius Morgan
Lord Henry Somerset
Succeeded byConstituency divided
Personal details
Born(1834-05-24)24 May 1834
Died9 January 1909(1909-01-09) (aged 74)
NationalityWelsh
SpouseCharlotte Anne Williamson
ChildrenCourtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, Frederic Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar
Parent
"Fred"
Morgan as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, November 1893

Colonel Hon. Frederic Courtenay Morgan (24 May 1834 – 8 January 1909)[1] was a Welsh Army officer and Conservative politician.

Early life

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Morgan was the son of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar, 3rd Bt., by his wife Rosamund Mundy. Among his siblings were Charles Rodney Morgan (MP for Brecon),[2] Hon. Rosamond Marion Morgan (wife of Sir William Style, 9th Baronet),[3] Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (MP for Breconshire),[4] Hon. Selina Maria Morgan (wife of David Robertson Williamson),[3] Hon. Frances Henrietta Morgan (wife of Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet),[3] Hon. Ellen Sarah Morgan (wife of Lt.-Col. Henry Gore Lindsay, chief constable of Glamorgan),[3] Hon. Georgiana Charlotte Morgan (wife of Lord Francis Conyngham and Lt.-Col. Alan George Chichester)[3] Hon. Arthur John Morgan,[3] Hon. George Gould Morgan,[3] and Hon. Mary Anna Morgan (wife of Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford).[3]

His paternal grandparents were Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, and his wife, the former Mary Margaret Stoney.[5]

Career

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Morgan was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1853 and fought in the Crimean War. He was promoted lieutenant in 1854 and captain in 1855. In 1860 he left the Regular Army and joined the 2nd Monmouthshire (1st Newport) Rifle Volunteers, becoming lieutenant-colonel commanding the 1st Administrative Battalion of the Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteers later the same year. He resigned his commission in 1873. He later commanded the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the South Wales Borderers and was promoted colonel.

Political career

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Morgan was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in the 1874 general election and held it until the reorganisation under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. In the 1885 general election, he was elected MP for South Monmouthshire. He was re-elected successively four more times in 1886, 1892, 1895, and 1900. His uncle Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan (1803–1888) had represented the old constituency of Monmouthshire from 1840 to 1874.

Personal life

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Morgan married Charlotte Anne Williamson, the daughter of Charles Alexander Williamson of Lawers, and had two sons and two daughters; both of his sons (and two grandsons) eventually succeeded to the Tredegar barony with the elder son and his own son becoming viscounts (1926 recreation). Children:

Morgan lived at Rhiwperra or Ruperra Castle, and died at the age of 74.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ William Paget; Mary Paget (1985). Man of the valleys: the recollections of a South Wales miner. A. Sutton. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-86299-244-6.
  2. ^ "DEATH OF CHARLES RODNEY MORGAN, ESQ., M.P." The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Countries and South Wales Advertiser. 21 January 1854. p. 4. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1907. pp. 1653–1654. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ "VISCOUNT TREDEGAR". The Guardian. 12 March 1913. p. 16. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. ^ Morgan, Walter Thomas. "MORGAN family, of Tredegar Park, Monmouth". biography.wales. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ^ "SOLDIER AND POLITICIAN. DEATH OF THE HON. F. C. MORGAN". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser Manchester. 9 January 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. ^ "COL. MORGAN'S WILL". The South Wales Gazette and Newport News Abertillery. 26 February 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
18741885
With: Lord Henry Somerset to 1880
John Rolls from 1880
Constituency divided
New constituency Member of Parliament for South Monmouthshire
18851906
Succeeded by