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John Morgan (4 January 1671 – 7 March 1720) was a Welsh politician who sat in the
John Morgan (4 January 1671 – 7 March 1720) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...
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
Baron Tredegar, of Tredegar House, Tredegar in the Monmouthshire (historic), County of Monmouth, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 April 1859 for the Wales, Welsh politician Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar ...
, the two middle brothers having predeceased him.
Morgan, a prominent Whig, entered the House of Commons
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as Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South East Wales, south east of Wales. It borders Powys to the north; the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the north and east; the Severn Estuary to the s ...
in 1701, replacing his brother, and represented it until his death in 1720.
He was created ''custos rotulorum'' of the county the same year, in succession to his brother.
In 1715, Morgan inherited Rhiwperra Castle
Ruperra Castle or Rhiwperra Castle () is a Grade II* Listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, situated in Lower Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales. Built in 1626, the castle is in a ruinous condition as at 2023. Its gr ...
and the manor of Gwynllwg
Gwynllŵg was a kingdom of Medieval Wales and later a Norman lordship and then a cantref. It is named after Gwynllyw, its 5th century and 6th century ruler.
Location
The place consists of coastal plain stretching between the Rhymney and Usk ...
from his uncle, John Morgan and obtained the lord lieutenancy of the county and also of Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire ( or ), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon, was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was created in 1 ...
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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. He also had a daughter, Martha, who married the 3rd Earl of Oxford. He died in 1720, and was buried on 19 March 1720 at Machen
Machen (from Welsh ' "place (of)" + ', a personal name) is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It neighbours Bedwas and Treth ...
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