Thomas Morgan (8 June 1727 – 15 May 1771) was a

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politician, of the Morgans of Tredegar. He was the eldest son of Thomas Morgan, Judge Advocate General of the Army, and his wife Jane Colchester. Morgan represented

Brecon Brecon (; cy, Aberhonddu; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the coun ...

in the

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from 1754 until 1763. That year, he accepted the Stewardship of the Manor of Old Shoreham to succeed his late cousin,

Sir William Morgan Sir William Morgan, KB (8 March 1700 – 24 April 1731) was a Welsh Whig politician of the early 18th century. Morgan was the eldest son of Sir John Morgan, a Whig of great political influence in Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire. He in ...

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, which he represented from 1763 until his death in 1771. He was briefly

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and

in succession to his father, who died in 1769. Morgan died unmarried, and left his estates (

Rhiwperra Castle Ruperra Castle or Rhiwperra Castle is a Grade II* Listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, situated in Lower Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly (county borough), Caerphilly, Wales. It was built in 1626, now it is in a ruined co ...

and

Tredegar House Tredegar House (Welsh: ''Tŷ Tredegar'') is a 17th-century Charles II-era mansion on the southwestern edge of Newport, Wales. For over five hundred years it was home to the Morgan family, later Lords Tredegar; one of the most powerful and influe ...

) to his younger brother, Charles Morgan.

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, - 1727 births 1771 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 Lord-Lieutenants of Brecknockshire Lord-Lieutenants of Monmouthshire {{Wales-GreatBritain-MP-stub