Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar
The Lord Tredegar | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Lord Tredegar by Richard Buckner, c. 1850 | |
| Member of Parliament for Brecon | |
| In office 1835–1847 | |
| Preceded by | John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins |
| Succeeded by | John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins |
| In office 1830–1832 | |
| Preceded by | George Gould Morgan |
| Succeeded by | John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins |
| In office 1812–1818 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Salusbury |
| Succeeded by | George Gould Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan 10 April 1792 |
| Died | 16 April 1875 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Rosamund Mundy (m. 1827) |
| Children | 11, including Charles, Godfrey, Frederick |
| Parent(s) | Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet Mary Margaret Stoney |
| Education | Harrow School Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar (10 April 1792 – 16 April 1875), known as Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 3rd Baronet from 1846 to 1859, was a Welsh Whig peer and a member of the House of Lords.
Early life
Morgan was born on 10 April 1792.
His maternal grandfather was Capt. George Stoney of the Royal Navy.[8] His paternal grandparents were Sir Charles Morgan, 1st Baronet (originally Charles Gould) and the former Jane Morgan (daughter of Judge Advocate Thomas Morgan).[9] His great aunt Jane married the industrialist Samuel Homfray.[10]
He was educated at Harrow School, Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford (1811).[11]
Career
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He was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Brecon in 1812 and was re-elected in 1830 and 1835. Upon his father's death in 1846, he succeeded the baronetcy of Tredegar, created for his grandfather in 1800.[12]
He served in the
He served as chairman of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company, chairman of the Alexandra Dock Company.[16] He also served as president of the Royal Agricultural Society and president of Equitable Life Assurance Society from 1846 until his death in 1875.[16]
Personal life
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In late 1827, Morgan married Rosamund Mundy, the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Godfrey Basil Meynell Mundy and Sarah Brydges Rodney. Together, they lived at Tredegar House, where he was a noted breeder of shorthorn cattle,[16] and had five sons and six daughters, including:[15]
- Charles Rodney Morgan (1828–1854), MP for Brecon.[17]
- Hon. Rosamond Marion Morgan (1830–1883), who married Sir William Style, 9th Baronet, in 1848.[8]
- Godfrey Charles Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (1830–1913), an MP for Breconshire who never married.[18]
- Hon. Selina Maria Morgan (d. 1922), who married David Robertson Williamson, nephew of David Williamson, Lord Balgray, in 1853.[8]
- Hon. Frederick Courtenay Morgan (1834–1909),[19] MP for Monmouthshire and South Monmouthshire who married Charlotte Anne Williamson, daughter of Charles Alexander Williamson of Lawers.[20]
- Hon. Frances Henrietta Morgan (c. 1835–1887), who married Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet, son of Sir George Walker, 1st Baronet, in 1854.[8]
- Hon. Ellen Sarah Morgan (c. 1836–1916), who married Lt.-Col. Henry Gore Lindsay, chief constable of Glamorgan, in 1856.[8]
- Hon. Georgiana Charlotte Morgan (c. 1839–1886), who married Lord Francis Conyngham, a son of Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham, in 1857. After his death she married Lt.-Col. Alan George Chichester (a grandson of the 1st Baron Templemore), in 1882.[8]
- Hon. Arthur John Morgan (1840–1900), who died unmarried.[8]
- Hon. George Gould Morgan (1845–1907), who died unmarried.[8]
- Hon. Mary Anna Morgan (d. 1924), who married Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford, in 1863.[8]
Lord Tredegar died on 16 April 1875 and was succeeded by his second son Godfrey as his eldest son, Charles, predeceased him unmarried and without legitimate male issue.[15]
Descendants
Through his daughter Ellen, he was a grandfather of
Through his son
References
- ^ Morgan, Walter Thomas. "MORGAN family, of Tredegar Park, Monmouth". biography.wales. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Morgan family, of Tredegar Park, Monmouth". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-900455-23-0.
- ^ "Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage". Internet Archive (5th ed.). London: Odhams Press. 1824. p. 896. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19218. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1847. p. 306.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1907. pp. 1653–1654. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 22. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Watkin William Price. "Homfray family, of Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, iron-masters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Arthur Sleigh, The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List, April 1850, London: British Army Despatch Press, 1850/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-84342-410-9.
- ^ "No. 22248". The London Gazette. 12 April 1859. p. 1482.
- ^ a b c Thomas Nicholas (1872). Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales: Containing a Record of All Ranks of the Gentry ... with Many Ancient Pedigrees and Memorials of Old and Extinct Families. Longmans, Green, Reader. p. 785.
- ^ National Trust Collections. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "DEATH OF CHARLES RODNEY MORGAN, ESQ., M.P." The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Countries and South Wales Advertiser. 21 January 1854. p. 4. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "VISCOUNT TREDEGAR". The Guardian. 12 March 1913. p. 16. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ a b "SOLDIER AND POLITICIAN. DEATH OF THE HON. F. C. MORGAN". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser Manchester. 9 January 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "COL. MORGAN'S WILL". The South Wales Gazette and Newport News Abertillery. 26 February 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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External links
- Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 3rd Bt, 1st Baron Tredegar (1792 - 1875) at National Trust Collections
- Sir Charles Robinson Morgan (1792–1875), 1st Baron Tredegar at ArtUK