Captain
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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
Brecon (; ; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the county town of Breck ...
from 1818 to 1830.
Early life and family
George Gould Morgan was born on 12 July 1794.
He was the second son of Lt.-Col.
Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, and Mary Margaret Stoney. His siblings included
Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar
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 House of Lords.
Early life
Morgan was ...
, Charles Augustus Samuel Morgan,
Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan, Maria (the wife of
Francis Miles Milman), Charlotte (the 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 (the wife of
Sir Hugh Owen, 2nd Baronet).
His paternal grandfather was
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 ...
and his maternal grandfather was Capt. George Stoney of the
Royal Navy
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.
Career
Morgan was commissioned ensign and lieutenant in the
Coldstream Guards
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on 4 July 1811 and promoted to lieutenant and captain on 26 October 1815. He was placed on
Half-pay
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Past usage United Kingdom
In the E ...
on 25 February 1819.
Morgan was brought in for the constituency of Brecon by his father in 1818, after his brother unsuccessfully stood for
Breconshire
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.
He stood down at the
1830 general election to make way for his brother to return to the seat.
From 1842 to 1843, he was the
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
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.
Personal life
On 7 July 1824, Morgan married Eliza Anne Beville, the daughter of Reverend William Beville, and they had three daughters including:
* Eliza Angeline Morgan (d. 1867), who married General
George Willis on 11 December 1856.
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* Selina Rose Catherine Morgan (d. 1896), who married Reverend W. N. Tilson Marsh-Lucherton-Tilson on 10 April 1858.
Death
Morgan died intestate
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at Brickendonbury Estate, at the age of 51.
See also
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References
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1794 births
1845 deaths
Coldstream Guards officers
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies
UK MPs 1818–1820
UK MPs 1820–1826
UK MPs 1826–1830
Tory MPs (pre-1834)
Tory members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom