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Lewis Morgan (died 3 July 1635) was a Welsh politician who sat in the
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from 1628 to 1629. Morgan was the son of Sir Thomas Morgan, of Ruperra. 'Members of Parliament for Cardiff', Cardiff Records: volume 5 (1905), pp. 482-507. Date accessed: 25 April 2011
/ref> In 1628, he was elected
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for
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and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was knighted at Whitehall on 25 March 1629.Knights of England
/ref> Morgan died in his father's lifetime at Hampstead in 1635. Morgan married Ann Morgan, daughter of General Sir Charles Morgan, of Delft.


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Year of birth missing 1635 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales 17th-century Welsh politicians English MPs 1628–1629 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub