Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar (10 April 1792 – 16 April 1875), known as Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 3rd Baronet from 1846 to 1859, was a Welsh Whig peer and a member of the

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Early life

Morgan was born on 10 April 1792. He was the eldest son of Lt.-Col.

Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Gould Morgan, 2nd Baronet (4 February 1760 – 5 December 1846), was a Welsh soldier and politician, the MP for Brecon and County of Monmouth. Early career The 2nd baronet was the son of Sir Charles Morgan, 1st ...

, and his wife, the former Mary Margaret Stoney. Among his younger brothers were

George Gould Morgan Captain George Gould Morgan (12 July 1794 – 25 August 1845) was a Welsh politician and army officer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brecon from 1818 to 1830. Early life and family George Gould Morgan was born on 12 July 179 ...

, MP for

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, Charles Augustus Samuel Morgan, and the antiquarian

Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan DL, JP, FRS, FSA (15 September 1803 – 5 August 1888), known as Octavius Morgan, was a British politician, historian and antiquary. In 1840, in his capacity as a JP he served on the Grand Jury at Monmouth ...

. Among his sisters were Maria (wife of Francis Miles

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), Charlotte (wife of

George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney (18 June 1782 – 21 June 1842), was a British peer. Rodney was the eldest son of George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney, by Anne Harley, daughter and heiress of Thomas Harley. He succeeded his father in the barony in ...

), and Angelina (wife of Sir Hugh Owen, 2nd Baronet). His maternal grandfather was Capt. George Stoney of the

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. His paternal grandparents were

Sir Charles Morgan, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Gould Morgan, 1st Baronet (25 April 1726 – 7 December 1806) was an English Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, Judge Advocate-General. From his birth until 1792 he was known as Charles Gould. Life The elder son of King Gou ...

(originally Charles Gould) and the former Jane Morgan (daughter of Judge Advocate Thomas Morgan). His great aunt Jane married the industrialist

Samuel Homfray Samuel Homfray (1762 – 22 May 1822) was an English industrialist during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, associated with the early iron industry in South Wales. Samuel was the son of a successful ironmaster, Francis Homfray, and ...

. He was educated at

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and

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(1811).

Career

He was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) for

in 1812 and was re-elected in 1830 and 1835. Upon his father's death in 1846, he succeeded the Morgan Baronetcy, created for his grandfather in 1792. He served in the

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and later in the militia (the Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry, commissioned as

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on 3 April 1849), and was appointed

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for 1821–22 and

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for 1850–51. He was created Baron Tredegar, of

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in the County of Monmouth on 16 April 1859 and was

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from 1866 until his death. He served as chairman of the

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, chairman of the Alexandra Dock Company. He also served as president of the Royal Agricultural Society and president of Equitable Life Assurance Society from 1846 until his death in 1875.

Personal life

In late 1827, Morgan married Rosamund Mundy, the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Godfrey Basil Meynell Mundy and Sarah Brydges Rodney. Together, they lived at

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, where he was a noted breeder of

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cattle, and had five sons and six daughters, including: *

Charles Rodney Morgan Charles Rodney Morgan (2 December 1828 – 14 January 1854) was a Welsh politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Brecon from 1852 until his death in 1854. Early life Morgan was born on 2 December 1828. He was the eldest so ...

(1828–1854), MP for

. * Hon. Rosamond Marion Morgan (1830–1883), who married

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, in 1848. *

Godfrey Charles Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar Godfrey Charles Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (28 April 1831 – 11 March 1913) was a Welsh officer, a General in the British Army, and a peer in the House of Lords. Early life Tredegar was born on 28 April 1831 in Ruperra Castle, Glamorgan ...

(1830–1913), an MP for

Breconshire Brecknockshire ( or ), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was created in 1536 under the Laws in Wales ...

who never married. * Hon. Selina Maria Morgan (d. 1922), who married David Robertson Williamson, nephew of David Williamson, Lord Balgray, in 1853. * Hon. Frederick Courtenay Morgan (1834–1909), MP for

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and

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who married Charlotte Anne Williamson, daughter of Charles Alexander Williamson of

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. * Hon. Frances Henrietta Morgan (–1887), who married

Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet Captain Sir George Ferdinand Radziwill Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet JP DL (24 May 1825 – 1 August 1896) was a British soldier. Early life Walker was born on 24 May 1825, the eldest son of the four sons and two daughters of General Sir George ...

, son of

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, in 1854. * Hon. Ellen Sarah Morgan (–1916), who married Lt.-Col. Henry Gore Lindsay, chief constable of Glamorgan, in 1856. * Hon. Georgiana Charlotte Morgan (–1886), who married

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, a son of

Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham, KP, GCH, PC (11 June 1797 – 17 July 1876), styled Lord Francis Conyngham between 1816 and 1824 and Earl of Mount Charles between 1824 and 1832, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, courtier, p ...

, in 1857. After his death she married Lt.-Col. Alan George Chichester (a grandson of the 1st Baron Templemore), in 1882. * Hon. Arthur John Morgan (1840–1900), who died unmarried. * Hon. George Gould Morgan (1845–1907), who died unmarried. * Hon. Mary Anna Morgan (d. 1924), who married Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford, in 1863. Lord Tredegar died on 16 April 1875 and was succeeded by his second son

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as his eldest son,

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, predeceased him unmarried and without legitimate male issue.

Descendants

Through his daughter Ellen, he was a grandfather of Lt.-Col.

Morgan Lindsay Lt Col Henry Edzell Morgan Lindsay (13 February 1857 – 1 November 1935) was a British Army officer who served with the Royal Engineers in various campaigns in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a keen amateur sportsman, who played for ...

, Maj.-Gen.

George Mackintosh Lindsay Major-General George Mackintosh Lindsay, (3 July 1880 – 28 November 1956) was a British Army officer who played a prominent role in the development of mechanised forces during the 1920s and 1930s. Lindsay had spent much of the First World War ...

, Lionel Arthur Lindsay, who was also chief constable of Glamorgan. Through his son Frederic, Morgan was a grandfather of Courtenay and Frederic Morgan, later the 3rd and 5th Barons Tredegar respectively, and great-grandfather of

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and John Morgan, the 4th and 6th respective Barons Tredegar.

References

External links

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