Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar
Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar (10 April 1792 – 16 April 1875) was an English Whig peer and a member of the House of Lords.
The Lord Tredegar | |
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Portrait by Richard Buckner | |
Born | 10 April 1792 |
Died | 16 April 1875 83) | (aged
Nationality | English |
Political party | Whig |
Children | Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (son) Charles Rodney Morgan (son) Frederick Courtenay Morgan (son) |
He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, and his wife, the former Mary Margaret Stoney, and was educated at Harrow School, Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford (1811).
He was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Brecon in 1812 and was re-elected in 1830 and 1835.
He served in the militia, eventually becoming a commander, and was appointed High Sheriff of Monmouthshire for 1821–22 and High Sheriff of Brecknockshire for 1850–51. He was created Baron Tredegar, of Tredegar in the County of Monmouth on 16 April 1859[1][2] and was Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire from 1866 until his death.
He died in April 1875. He had married Rosamund, the daughter of Godfrey Basil Mundy, in late 1827 and had five sons and six daughters. He was succeeded by his son Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar.[2]
References
- "No. 22248". The London Gazette. 12 April 1859. p. 1482.
- 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.
- "MORGAN, Charles Morgan Robinson (1792–1875), of Ruperra, Glam. and Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Sir Robert Salusbury |
Member of Parliament for Brecon 1812–1818 |
Succeeded by George Gould Morgan |
Preceded by George Gould Morgan |
Member of Parliament for Brecon 1830–1832 |
Succeeded by John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins |
Preceded by John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins |
Member of Parliament for Brecon 1835–1847 |
Succeeded by John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by William Pearce |
High Sheriff of Brecknockshire 1850 |
Succeeded by Robert Raikes |
Preceded by The Marquess Camden |
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire 1866–1875 |
Succeeded by Sir Joseph Bailey |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baron Tredegar 1859–1875 |
Succeeded by Godfrey Morgan |
Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by Lt.Col Sir Charles Gould Morgan, 2nd Baronet |
Baronet (of Tredegar) 1846–1875 |
Succeeded by Godfrey Morgan |