Background
Morgan was the eldest son of Thomas Morgan who was Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in 1588.He was knighted on 23 July 1603.
Morgan was the eldest son of Thomas Morgan who was Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in 1588.He was knighted on 23 July 1603.
He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. In 1612 he was Sheriff of Monmouthshire. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in 1625.
On the outbreak of Civil War, Morgan was Commissioner of Array for King and became Governor of Newport.
He received King Charles at Tredegar on 16 and 17 July 1645. Information was laid against him before the Committee for Advance of Money on 13 November 1649 about his Royalist activities.
He died at in 1653 (at the age of 93). Morgan married firstly Elizabeth Wynter daughter of Sir William Wynter of Lydney Gloucestershire.
They had several children:
Thomas was later Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire.
Anthony was later a Royalist officer in the Civil War. John married Rebecca Smith.
Useless Parliament; Happy Parliament]
In 1624, Morgan was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire.