Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Gould Morgan, 2nd Baronet (4 February 1760 - 5 December 1846), was a Welsh
soldier and politician, the MP for Brecon
(1787–1796) and later the County of Monmouth
(1796–1831).
Born to Sir Charles Morgan, 1st Baronet (originally Charles Gould) and Jane Morgan, he became a Captain in the Coldstream Guards
. On retirement from the British Army
to anable him to concentrate of the family estate, he became an MP for Brecon, and later the County of Monmouth.
He married Mary Margaret Stoney in 1791, with whom he had eight children. He never remarried after her death in 1808. In 1800, industrialist Samuel Homfray
married his daughter Jane Morgan, and thus obtained a favorable lease of mineral land at Tredegar
, where he established the Tredegar Ironworks. Morgan was succeeded by his son, Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar
.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
soldier and politician, the MP for Brecon
Brecon (UK Parliament constituency)
Brecon was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election.-Boundaries:...
(1787–1796) and later the County of Monmouth
Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
(1796–1831).
Born to Sir Charles Morgan, 1st Baronet (originally Charles Gould) and Jane Morgan, he became a Captain in the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
. On retirement from the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
to anable him to concentrate of the family estate, he became an MP for Brecon, and later the County of Monmouth.
He married Mary Margaret Stoney in 1791, with whom he had eight children. He never remarried after her death in 1808. In 1800, industrialist Samuel Homfray
Samuel Homfray
Samuel Homfray was an English industrialist during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, associated with the early iron industry in South Wales....
married his daughter Jane Morgan, and thus obtained a favorable lease of mineral land at Tredegar
Tredegar
Tredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales...
, where he established the Tredegar Ironworks. Morgan was succeeded by his son, Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar
Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar
Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. He represented the constituency of Brecon....
.