Thomas Morgan (of Machen)


Sir Thomas Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.

Biography

Morgan was the eldest son of Sir William Morgan. He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1650.
In 1654, Morgan was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in the First Protectorate Parliament after two members chose to take up other seats.
Morgan was of Machen. He died at the age of 76, but it is uncertain on which of two separate dates.

Family

Morgan married firstly Rachel Kemys, widow of David Kemys and daughter of Sir Robert Hopton. She was sister to Ralph Lord Hopton. He married secondly Elizabeth Windham, daughter of Francis or Thomas Windham of Sandhills Somerset.