Hyacinth Morgan | |
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Member of Parliament for Camberwell North West | |
In office 30 May 1929 – 7 October 1931 | |
Preceded by | Edward Taswell Campbell |
Succeeded by | James Dales Cassels |
Member of Parliament for Rochdale | |
In office 20 July 1940 – 3 February 1950 | |
Preceded by | William Kelly |
Succeeded by | Joseph Hale |
Member of Parliament for Warrington | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955 | |
Preceded by | Edward Porter |
Succeeded by | Edith Summerskill |
Personal details | |
Born | Hyacinth Bernard Wenceslaus Morgan 11 September 1885 St. George's, Grenada |
Died | 7 May 1956 | (aged 70)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1914–1918 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Army Medical Corps |
Battles/wars | |
Hyacinth Bernard Wenceslaus Morgan (11 September 1885 – 7 May 1956) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1929 to 1931, and 1940 to 1955.
He was born, of Irish descent, in Grenada, West Indies and came to the United Kingdom to study medicine at Glasgow University in 1904. While at University he was active in the Fabian Society and founded the students' Irish Nationalist Club. After qualifying, he worked in a number of Glasgow mental hospitals and then served as a doctor in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War in both France and England. He then entered general practice in London, initially at Greenwich, later Camberwell and finally at Paddington.