Frederick Courtenay Morgan
Colonel Ivor Treowen | |
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| Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire | |
| In office 1874–1880 Serving with Lord Henry Somerset, John Rolls | |
| Preceded by | Octavius Morgan Lord Henry Somerset |
| Succeeded by | Constituency divided |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1834 |
| Died | 9 January 1909 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Spouse | Charlotte Anne Williamson |
| Children | Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (son) |
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Colonel Hon. Frederick Courtenay Morgan (24 May 1834 – 8 January 1909)[1] was a Welsh Army officer and Conservative politician.
Early life
Morgan was the son of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar, 3rd Bt., by his wife Rosamund Mundy. Among his siblings were Charles Rodney Morgan (MP for Brecon),[2] Hon. Rosamond Marion Morgan (wife of Sir William Style, 9th Baronet),[3] Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (MP for Breconshire),[4] Hon. Selina Maria Morgan (wife of David Robertson Williamson),[3] Hon. Frances Henrietta Morgan (wife of Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet),[3] Hon. Ellen Sarah Morgan (wife of Lt.-Col. Henry Gore Lindsay, chief constable of Glamorgan),[3] Hon. Georgiana Charlotte Morgan (wife of Lord Francis Conyngham and Lt.-Col. Alan George Chichester)[3] Hon. Arthur John Morgan,[3] Hon. George Gould Morgan,[3] and Hon. Mary Anna Morgan (wife of Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford).[3]
His paternal grandparents were Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, and his wife, the former Mary Margaret Stoney.[5]
Career
Morgan was commissioned into the
Political career
Morgan was elected
Personal life
Morgan married Charlotte Anne Williamson, the daughter of Charles Alexander Williamson of Lawers, and had two sons and two daughters; both of his sons (and two grandsons) eventually succeeded to the Tredegar barony with the elder son and his own son becoming viscounts (1926 recreation). Children:
- Blanche Frances Morgan (1859–1948), who married Charles Twysden Hoarein 1883.
- Violet Wilhelmina Morgan (1860–1943), who married Maj. Basil St. John Mundy, in 1894
- Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (1867–1934), who was re-created a viscount in 1926, but this title died out with his son in 1949. The barony then passed to the younger son.
- Frederick George Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar (1873–1954); he was father of the 6th and last Baron Tredegar (1908–1962). The title is now extinct.
Morgan lived at Rhiwperra or Ruperra Castle, and died at the age of 74.[6][7]
References
- ISBN 978-0-86299-244-6.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
- ^ "VISCOUNT TREDEGAR". The Guardian. 12 March 1913. p. 16. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Walter Thomas. "MORGAN family, of Tredegar Park, Monmouth". biography.wales. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Frederick Courtenay Morgan at Wikimedia Commons- History of the Morgans of Tredegar
- History of Ruperra Castle Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine includes profiles of the 1st Viscount and his brother Col Freddy Morgan.
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Morgan
