Thomas Morgan (of Machen)

Sir Thomas Morgan (c. 1589 13 May 1664 or 18 October 1666) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.

Sir

Thomas Morgan
Bornc1589
Died13 May 1664 or 18 October 1666
NationalityWelsh
ChildrenWilliam Morgan (of Machen and Tredegar)
John Morgan (merchant)

Biography

Morgan was the eldest son of Sir William Morgan. He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1650.[1]

In 1654, Morgan was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in the First Protectorate Parliament[1] after two members chose to take up other seats.[2]

Morgan was of Machen. He died at the age of 76, but it is uncertain on which of two separate dates.[1]

Family

Morgan married firstly Rachel Kemys, widow of David Kemys and daughter of Sir Robert Hopton. She was sister to Ralph Lord Hopton. He married secondly Elizabeth Windham, daughter of Francis or Thomas Windham of Sandhills Somerset.[1]

Notes

  1. Williams 1895, p. 124.
  2. Willis 1750, p. 263.

References

  • Williams, William Retlaw (1895). The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, from the earliesr times to the present day, 1541-1895, ... Brecknock : Priv. Print. for the author by E. Davis and Bell. pp. 124.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 259, 263.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Richard Cromwell
Philip Jones
Henry Herbert
Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
1654
With: Henry Herbert
Thomas Hughes
Succeeded by
Major General James Berry
John Nicholas
Edward Herbert
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