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Authorised form of nameMorgan; Sir; Anthony (1621 - 1668); politician and army officer
Dates1621 - 1668
NationalityBritish
Place of birthEngland, Europe
Date of birth1621
Place of deathFrance, Europe
OccupationSoldier; Politician
ActivityEducation:
Magdalen Hall, Oxford [BA (1641); DMed (1647)]
Career:
Served with Royalist forces in south Wales under the Earl of Worcester (1641); Changed to the Parliamentarian army (1645); Delivered Monmouthshire and Glamorgan to Parliament (1646); Captain to Henry Ireton's regiment of horse (1647); Promoted to Major (1649); Served on civilian commissions such as the High Court of Justice in Dublin and commission to settle Ulster (1652); MP for counties Kildare and Wicklow (1654-1658); MP for Meath and Louth (1659); MP for Taghmon in Wexford (1661); Involvement in scientific projects with Lord Broghill's brother, Robert Boyle (FRS 1660)
Honours:
Kt 1656 (by Cromwell) and 1660 (by Charles II)
Membership categoryOriginal Fellow
Date of election20/05/1663
RSActivityRoyal Society roles:
Sworn in on 30 November 1663
Committee and panels:
Committee for Examining Mr [William] Ball's accounts from Midsummer till St. Andrew's Day (7 December 1663); Mechanical Committee (30 March 1664)
Other Royal Society activityDrew up 'The general and particular Warrants' to demand Bodies for dissection' (20 January 1664); Heavily involved in the grant of Chelsea College to the Society (2 November 1664 - )
RelationshipsParents: Anthony Morgan DD, rector of Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire
Married: Elizabeth
Siblings: Elizabeth Moore
OtherInfoMorgan's twice-changing political inclinations during the Civil War and period of Restoration were possibly a factor in the estrangement from his wife, a Republican whom he left 5s in his will. He served on civilian commissions, such as the High Court of Justice in Dublin and was involved in the Plantation at Ulster and settlement plans there. He himself profited from the expropriation of Irish lands through the land settlement in Ireland and received lands in County Kildare. He was influential in the development and management of Irish legislation as an MP for Kildare and Wicklow, in particular concerning the Bill of Attainder and the Irish assessments for the development of the Irish taxation system. After the collapse of the Protectorate, he became a supporter of Charles II and was assisted by influential friends, such as Viscount Conway, George Rawdon, and Lord Broghill.
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SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; ODNB;
References:
Hunter, M. 1994. 'A 'College' for the Royal Society: The Abortive Plan of 1667-1668', in Notes and Records, vol. 38(2), pp. 159-186
Notes:
The election date is Morgan's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously mentioned as a member on 28 January 1663.
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/2358196
CodeNA4512
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DM/5/73D'Sir Anthony Morgan' c.1660s
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