Sir John Morgan, 4th Baronet (11 July 1710 – 1767), of

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, Herefordshire, was a British Tory politician who sat in the

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between 1734 and 1767. Morgan was the only son of Sir Thomas Morgan, 3rd Baronet. He succeeded to the

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on the death of his father on 14 December 1716. He was educated at

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in 1721 and matriculated at

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1726 At the

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, Morgan was returned as a Tory Member of Parliament for

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. He voted with the Opposition. He did not stand in

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. Morgan married Anne Jackobson, daughter of Sir Jacob Jackobson, of Walthamstow, Essex, director of the

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, on 17 December 1750. He was

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for the year 1752 to 1753. Morgan was returned unopposed for

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at a by-election on 5 May 1755. He was unopposed again at the

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He voted against the Grenville Administration over general warrants, in February 1764. He did not vote against the repeal of the Stamp Act but voted against Chatham’s Administration on the land tax. He is not known to have spoken in the House. Morgan died without issue on 29 April 1767 and the baronetcy became extinct.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Sir John, 4th Baronet 1710 births 1767 deaths British MPs 1734–1741 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of England