Sydney Cope Morgan MBE QC (25 October 1887 – 14 October 1967), was a British barrister and

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politician.

Background

Morgan was the eldest son of George Ernest Morgan, of

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. He was educated at

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and

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. In 1918 he was made a

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Professional career

Morgan served in the European War, 1914–18 as a Major in the

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. He received the

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in 1921. He was a Captain on the General List from 1940–44. In 1946 he was appointed a

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. He was Leader of the Parliamentary Bar from 1952–62. He became a

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in 1954.

Political career

Morgan was Liberal candidate for the

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division at the 1922 Cambridge by-election. The Liberal party had not contested the previous election when Labour came second. However, Morgan's campaign helped to re-establish the party as a political force in the borough; He was again Liberal candidate for Cambridge at the 1922 General Election which took place shortly after. At this election he was able to improve the Liberal vote and take second place from the Labour party; He was again Liberal candidate for Cambridge at the 1923 General Election. He achieved a 5% swing but this was not enough to unseat the sitting Unionist; He did not contest the 1924 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the

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division at the

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. The seat was a Unionist/Labour marginal which made it tough for a Liberal candidate. However, he managed to retain the level of support the party had won at the previous general election; He did not stand for parliament again.British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.

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*The Times Obituary: http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=esusslib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS203779409&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 {{DEFAULTSORT:MORGAN, Sydney Cope 1887 births 1967 deaths Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge