Octavius Morgan | |
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| Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire | |
| In office 1841–1874 | |
| Preceded by | William Addams Williams |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Courtenay Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1803 Newport |
| Died | 5 August 1888 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relatives | Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar, was his elder brother. |
| Education | Westminster School, Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
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 which found John Frost and his fellow Chartists guilty of high treason.[1] He was a significant benefactor to the British Museum, in which there is a collection that is named after him.[2] Vincent and Leopold (2015:3) observed: 'The protoacademic approach of nineteenth-century collectors, such as Octavius Morgan (1803–1888) and Augustus Wollaston Franks (1826–1897), was instrumental to the establishment and growth of some of the most comprehensive collections of horology, chief among them found in the British Museum, London.'[3]
- ^ Collins, William John Townshend (1948). Monmouthshire writers: A literary history and anthology Volume 2. Newport: R.H. Johns. p. 61. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Octavius Morgan, accessed 20 March 2024
- ^ Vincent, Clare; Leopold, Jan Hendrik (2015). European Clocks and Watches in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of art, New York. ISBN 978-1-58839-579-5. Retrieved 20 March 2024.