Sir William Morgan, KB (8 March 1700 – 24 April 1731) was a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

Whig politician of the early 18th century. Tredegar House 1 (16984431737)

Morgan was the eldest son of Sir John Morgan, a Whig of great political influence in Brecknockshire and

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. He inherited the

Tredegar Estate Baron Tredegar, of Tredegar in the County of Monmouth, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 April 1859 for the Welsh politician Sir Charles Morgan, 3rd Baronet, who had earlier represented Brecon in Parliament ...

from his father in 1720, and in 1722, entered the

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, being returned for both

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 ...

and

and choosing to sit for the latter. He was also, like his father, appointed

Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. After 1723, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced with the Lord Lieutenant of Powys, with ...

and Lord Lieutenant and ''custos'' of Monmouthshire in 1720, and also became ''custos'' of Brecknockshire in 1723. Morgan was one of the Founder Knights of the

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upon its revival in 1725. Around 1724, he married Lady Rachel Cavendish (d. 1780), the daughter of

William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1672 – 4 June 1729) was a British nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Counc ...

. He was appointed Steward of the King's Lordship of Penkelly, and died at Tredegar in 1731. He left his Tredegar estate to his eldest son

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. He was known for his courtesy and benevolence and his extravagant manner of living.

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