Lewis Morgan (MP)
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Lewis Morgan 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. 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. He was knighted at Whitehall on 25 March 1629.
Morgan died in his father's lifetime at Hampstead in 1635.
Morgan married Ann Morgan, daughter of General Sir Charles Morgan, of Delft.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1628 to 1629.
Morgan was the son of Sir Thomas Morgan, of Ruperra. In 1628, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cardiff
Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.- MPs 1542-1645 :- MPs 1645–1832 :...
and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was knighted at Whitehall on 25 March 1629.
Morgan died in his father's lifetime at Hampstead in 1635.
Morgan married Ann Morgan, daughter of General Sir Charles Morgan, of Delft.