Early life and education

He was the son of Walter Morgan and was educated at King's College London

King's College London

King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...

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Early practice

He was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple on 18 November 1841; for some years he practiced as a conveyancer and "equity draughtsman." He also went on the South Wales Circuit and attended the Galmorganshire Sessions.

Career in India

On 2 July 1852 he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court in Calcutta and in 1854 was appointed clerk of the Legislative Council of India. He served in that capacity until 1859, when be became a master in equity to the Supreme Court in Calcutta. In 1861 he published, with Mr. A. G. Macpherson, a book on the Indian Penal Code with notes. In 1862 Morgan was appointed one of the first Puisne Judges of the new Calcutta High Court, and, in due course, became the first Chief Justice of the North-Western Provinces, by appointment under the Letters Patent of 1866. He remained Chief Justice of Justice of the North-Western provinces until November, 1871, when he was translated to Madras as Chief Justice of that court, finally retiring from Madras in 1879.

On his return to England he was appointed Justice of the Peace

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

 for Somerset

Somerset

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Family life

In 1849 Walter Morgan married Ada Maria, the daughter of Mr. D. Harris. She died in 1884. There is, however, no trace of her having been in Allahabad while Walter Morgan was Chief Justice. Walter Morgan died in London on 28 October 1906, at the age of 85. He had one son, also Walter Morgan, who became Deputy Registrar of the appellate side of the Madras High court in 1892.

Accomplishments

He was chief justice

Chief Justice

The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...

 of the Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court or the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is a high court having jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh since 1950...

 from 1866 to 1871.

He was chief justice

Chief Justice

The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...

 of the Madras High Court

Madras High Court

The Madras High Court is a senior court located at Chennai , in India. The court buildings, which are believed to be the second largest judicial complex in the world, are located near the beach, in one of the city's major business districts....

from 1871 to 1879.

He authored The Indian Penal Code, (Act XLV. of 1860) along with A. G. Macpherson.