Sir Thomas Morgan, 3rd Baronet (c. 1685–1716) was a British landowner and politician who sat in the

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from 1712 to 1716. Morgan was born about 1685, the only son. of

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and his wife Hester Price, daughter of James Price of Pilleth, Radnorshire. In February 1693, he succeeded to the estates and

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of his father. He. married Anne Roydhouse, daughter. of John Roydhouse of London in about 1709. Morgan's father had in 1681 been MP for New Radnor, where he had acquired estates through his wife, and subsequently for Herefordshire and he actively tried to thwart the ambitions of the Foley, Harley and Brydges families. Morgan's uncle

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followed in his footsteps and used his nephew Thomas to challenge the Harleys and Brydges at Hereford in the

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and

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general elections. Morgan was unsuccessful in these elections, but then came to an agreement with the other families and was returned unopposed with their support as

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for

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at a by-election on 30 July 1712. He was returned unopposed as a Tory at the 1713 general election and at the

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. Morgan died on 4 December 1716. His only child,

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, succeeded to the baronetcy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Sir Thomas, 3rd Baronet 1680s births 1716 deaths British MPs 1710–1713 British MPs 1713–1715 British MPs 1715–1722 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of England