Charles Rodney Morgan Explained

Charles Rodney Morgan (2 December 1828 – 14 January 1854) was a Welsh politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Brecon from 1852 until his death in 1854.

Early life

Morgan was born on 2 December 1828. He was the eldest son of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar and Rosamund Mundy (the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Godfrey Basil Meynell Mundy).^[1] Among his siblings were Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, an MP for Breconshire, and Frederick Courtenay Morgan, MP for Monmouthshire and South Monmouthshire.^[2]

Career

Morgan was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Brecon, the seat held by successive generations of his family, from 1852 until his death in 1854, in Marseille^[3]

Personal life

Morgan had a relationship with Émilie Renaud.^[4] Together, they were the parents of Charles Marie Émile Morgan.^[5]

Morgan died on 14 January 1854,^[6] before he could accede to his father's titles.^[2]

Descendants

His granddaughter Berthe Loïse Juliette Morgan was married to French Vice Admiral François Darlan.^{[7] [8]}

References

External links

• Charles Rodney Morgan (1828–1854), MP at ArtUK

Notes and References

1. Web site: Escott . Margaret . MORGAN, Charles Morgan Robinson (1792-1875), of Ruperra, Glam. and Tredegar, Mon. . www.historyofparliamentonline.org . . 11 December 2023.
2. Book: Thomas Nicholas. Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales: Containing a Record of All Ranks of the Gentry ... with Many Ancient Pedigrees and Memorials of Old and Extinct Families. 1872. Longmans, Green, Reader. 785.
3. News: WELSH MEMBERS AND WELSH CONSTITUENCIES. By One Who Knows Them. Chapter XV . 11 December 2023 . . 29 Dec 1873 . 3 . en.
4. Web site: Morgan . Walter Thomas . MORGAN family, of Tredegar Park, Monmouth . biography.wales . . 11 December 2023.
5. Book: Dieudonné . Julien . Cacqueray . Aurélie de . Provence . Myriam . Familles d'écrivains . 1999 . Archives & culture . 978-2-911665-31-8 . 60 . 11 December 2023 . fr.
6. News: DEATH OF CHARLES RODNEY MORGAN, ESQ., M.P. . 11 December 2023 . The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Countries and South Wales Advertiser . Jan 21, 1854 . 4 . en.
7. Book: Recueil général des lois et des arrêts . 1944 . Bureaux de l'administration . 22 . 11 December 2023 . fr.
8. Web site: François Darlan Vichy Regent, WWII Admiral, French Navy . www.britannica.com . . 11 December 2023 . en.