Lewis Morgan (died 3 July 1635) was a Welsh politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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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 Member of Parliament
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for Cardiff
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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
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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
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