Baron Tredegar, of

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in the County of Monmouth, was a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great B ...

. It was created on 16 April 1859 for the Welsh politician Sir Charles Morgan, 3rd Baronet, who had earlier represented

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in Parliament. His eldest son, Charles Rodney Morgan, sat as Member of Parliament for Brecon, but predeceased his father. The first baron was therefore succeeded by his next eldest son, the second baron.

Barons Tredegar

Charles Morgan was a politician and soldier, and notably commanded a section of the Light Brigade at the

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during the

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. Godfrey was 22 and Captain in the

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. His horse, Sir Briggs, also survived, and lived at

Tredegar House Tredegar House (Welsh language, Welsh: ''Tŷ Tredegar'') is a 17th-century Charles II of England, Charles II-era mansion in Coedkernew, on the southwestern edge of Newport, Wales. For over five hundred years it was home to the Morgan family, late ...

until his death at the age of 28. He was buried with full military honours in the Cedar Garden at the House.

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still stands there today. On 28 December 1905 he was created Viscount Tredegar, of Tredegar in the County of Monmouth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He never married and the viscountcy became extinct on his death in 1913. He was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony by his nephew, Courtenay, the third Baron. He was the eldest son of the Hon. Frederic Courtenay Morgan, third son of the first Baron. On 4 August 1926 the viscountcy was revived when he was created Viscount Tredegar, of Tredegar in the County of Monmouth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Tredegar subsequently served as Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. On his death in 1934, Courtenay was succeeded by his only son, Evan, who became the second viscount. The new Lord Tredegar, a poet and well-known eccentric, was homosexual despite two marriages. As a result, he died childless in 1949, and the viscountcy became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony and baronetcy by his elderly uncle, Frederic, who became the fifth Baron. He was a younger son of the aforementioned the Hon. Frederic Courtenay Morgan. Due to lack of estate planning on Evan's death, Frederic inherited a large inheritance tax bill. To avoid a reoccurrence in the event of his own demise, Frederic passed the estates immediately to his son, John, who on his father's death in 1954 became the sixth and final Baron Tredegar, dying childless in 1962.

History of the Morgan family

The Morgan family descended from William Morgan, Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire. His eldest son Thomas Morgan was Member of Parliament for Brecon and Monmouthshire. All Thomas's children predeceased him and he left his estates to his younger brother John Morgan (1670-1720), who sat as Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Breconshire and Monmouthshire. John also succeeded to the estate of his uncle and namesake, John Morgan (d. 1715), High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1697 and Member of Parliament for Monmouth, a merchant who had amassed a great fortune in London. John's eldest son

Sir William Morgan Sir William Morgan Order of the Bath, KB (8 March 1700 – 24 April 1731) was a Welsh Whigs (British political party), Whig politician of the early 18th century. Morgan was the eldest son of John Morgan (of Rhiwpera), John Morgan, a Whig of ...

was Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire from 1722 to 1731. William's eldest son William Morgan sat as Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire from 1747 to 1763. His uncle Thomas Morgan (the son of John Morgan), known as "the General", was Member of Parliament for Brecon, Monmouthshire and Breconshire and served as Judge Advocate General from 1741 to 1768. His eldest son Thomas Morgan was Member of Parliament for Brecon and Monmouthshire. His younger brother Charles Morgan sat as Member of Parliament for Brecon and Breconshire. His younger brother John Morgan of Dderw was Member of Parliament for Brecon and Monmouthshire. On his death the male line of the Morgan family failed. His sister and heiress Jane Morgan married

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. He sat as Member of Parliament for Brecon and Breconshire and served as Judge Advocate General from 1768 to 1806. He was knighted in 1779 and created a baronet, of Tredegar in the County of Monmouth, in the

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on 30 October 1792. The day after his elevation to a baronetcy he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Morgan in lieu of his patronymic. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He was a

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in the British Army and served as Commander-in-Chief of the West Indies. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the aforementioned third Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1859. See above for further history of the baronetcy.

Octavius 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 ...

, fourth son of the second Baronet, was a politician, historian and antiquary.

Title holders

Morgan baronets, of Tredegar (1792)

* Sir Charles Gould Morgan, 1st Baronet (1726–1806) * Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet (1760–1846) * Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 3rd Baronet (1792–1875) (created Baron Tredegar in 1859)

Baron Tredegar (1859)

* Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar (1792–1875) * Godfrey Charles Morgan, 2nd Baron Tredegar (1831–1913) (created Viscount Tredegar in 1905)

Viscounts Tredegar; First creation (1905)

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)

Baron Tredegar (1859; Reverted)

* Courtenay Charles Evan Morgan, 3rd Baron Tredegar (1867–1934) (created Viscount Tredegar in 1926)

Viscounts Tredegar; Second creation (1926)

* Courtenay Charles Evan Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (1867–1934) * Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar (1893–1949)

Baron Tredegar (1859; reverted)

* Frederic George Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar (1873–1954) * (Frederic Charles) John Morgan, 6th Baron Tredegar (1908–1962)

Line of succession

'' Sir Charles Gould Morgan, 1st Baronet (1726-1806)'' ** Insigne de baronnet

'' Sir Charles Gould Morgan, 2nd Baronet (1760-1846)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

'' Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar (1792-1875)'' **** Coronet of a British Viscount

(1831-1913)'' **** '' The Hon. Frederic Courtenay Morgan (1834-1909)'' ***** Coronet of a British Viscount

'' Courtenay Charles Evan Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (1867–1934)'' ****** Coronet of a British Viscount

'' Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar (1893–1949)'' ***** Coronet of a British Baron

'' Frederic George Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar (1873–1954)'' ****** Coronet of a British Baron

'' (Frederic Charles) John Morgan, 6th Baron Tredegar (1908–1962)''

Gallery

File:Sir Charles Gould-Morgan, 1st Baronet.png, Portrait of Sir Charles Gould-Morgan, 1st Baronet, by

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, 1782. Sold in 2005 for £624,000. File:Portrait of Sir Charles Morgan, Bart. of Tredegar (4674532).jpg, Portrait of Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, by William Owen, 1810. File:Richard Buckner - Sir Charles Morgan.jpg, Portrait of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar, by Richard Buckner, unknown date. File:George Frederick Harris (1856-1926) - Godfrey Charles Morgan (1831–1913), 2nd Baron, 1st Viscount Tredegar - 1553495 - National Trust.jpg, Portrait of Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, by George F. Harris, 1910. File:Courtenay Charles Evan Morgan (1867–1934), 3rd Baron, 1st Viscount Tredegar.jpg, Portrait of Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, by William Loudan, 1924 File:Trevisc.jpg, Photograph of Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar, by Bassano, 1923 File:The Hon. Frederic Morgan.png, Photograph of Frederic Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar, featured in ''Tatler'', 1933 File:John Morgan, 6th Baron Tredegar (high def.).jpg, Photograph of John Morgan, 6th Baron Tredegar, in the Bassano-style, 1949.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tredegar Tredegar Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1859 Peerages created for UK MPs