John Morgan (of Rhiwpera)

John Morgan
Born(1671-01-04)4 January 1671
Died7 March 1720(1720-03-07) (aged 49)
NationalityWelsh
SpouseMartha Vaughan
ChildrenWilliam Morgan (of Tredegar, elder)
Thomas Morgan (judge advocate)
Martha Morgan
John Morgan had two sons by his wife, Martha Vaughan (pictured).

John Morgan (4 January 1671 – 7 March 1720) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1701 to 1720.

Tredegar House

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, the two middle brothers having predeceased him.[1]

Morgan, a prominent Whig, entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in 1701, replacing his brother, and represented it until his death in 1720.[2] [3] He was created custos rotulorum of the county the same year, in succession to his brother.[4]

In 1715, Morgan inherited Rhiwperra Castle and the manor of Gwynllwg from his uncle, John Morgan and obtained the lord lieutenancy of the county and also of Brecknockshire.[4]

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.[1] He also had a daughter, Martha, who married the 3rd Earl of Oxford.[5] He died in 1720, and was buried on 19 March 1720 at Machen.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Morgan Family History". Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  2. ^ "MORGAN, John II (1671-1720), of Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "MORGAN, John (1671-1720), of Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "MORGAN family". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  5. ^ Burke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn and R. Bentley. p. 275. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. ^ Williams, William Retlaw (1895). The Parliamentary History of Wales. Priv. print. for the author by E. Davis and Bell. p. 127. Retrieved 17 October 2007.