Lewis Morgan (MP)

Lewis Morgan (died 3 July 1635) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629.

Morgan was the son of Sir Thomas Morgan, of Ruperra.[1] In 1628, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cardiff and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[2] He was knighted at Whitehall on 25 March 1629.[3]

Morgan died in his father's lifetime at Hampstead in 1635.[1]

Morgan married Ann Morgan, daughter of General Sir Charles Morgan, of Delft.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 'Members of Parliament for Cardiff', Cardiff Records: volume 5 (1905), pp. 482-507. Date accessed: 25 April 2011
  2. ↑ 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. 229–239.
  3. ↑ Knights of England
Parliament of England
Preceded by
William Price		 Member of Parliament for Cardiff
1628-1629 		Succeeded by
Parliament suspended until 1640


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