Sir William Morgan, KB

Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

 (8 March 1700 – 24 April 1731) was a Welsh

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...

 Whig

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 politician of the early 18th century.

Morgan was the eldest son of John Morgan

John Morgan (of Rhiwpera)

John Morgan was a Welsh politician of the early 18th century.Morgan was the youngest son of William Morgan and his wife Blanche. When his elder brother Thomas Morgan died without surviving children in 1700, he inherited the family estates, the two middle brothers having predeceased him...

, a Whig of great political influence in Brecknockshire

Brecknockshire

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 and Monmouthshire

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. He inherited the Tredegar Estate from his father in 1720, and in 1722, entered the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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, being returned for both Brecon

Brecon (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and choosing to sit for the latter. He was also, like his father, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire

Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire

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 and Lord Lieutenant and custos of Monmouthshire

Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire

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 in 1720, and also became custos of Brecknockshire

Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire

This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire.* Sir William Vaughan c. 1544* Sir Roger Vaughan bef. 1558–1571* Richard Price bef. 1573–1586/1587* Sir Robert Knollys bef. 1594 – aft...

 in 1723.

Morgan was one of the Founder Knights of the Order of the Bath

Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

 upon its revival in 1725. Around 1724, he married Lady Rachel Cavendish (d. 1780), the daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire KG, PC was a British nobleman and politician, the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Council in 1707, and served as Lord President of the Council from 1716 to 1717 and...

. He was appointed Steward of the King's Lordship of Penkelly, and died at Tredegar in 1731. He left his estate to his eldest son William

William Morgan (of Tredegar, younger)

William Morgan was a Welsh politician of the mid-18th century.He was the eldest son of Sir William Morgan and his wife Lady Rachel Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire. He inherited the Tredegar Estate upon his father's death in 1725. Morgan matriculated at Christ...

. He was known for his courtesy and benevolence and his extravagant manner of living.