Morgan Morgan

Sir Morgan Morgan (1843–1894) was a solicitor who became mayor of Cardiff, Wales, in 1886. He was also Chief Magistrate of the town.

Background Morgan was born in north Carmarthenshire on 18 July 1843, to Morgan Morgan, a farmer of Cilycwm. He was brought up by his uncle, a banker in Brecon, with his brother John (who became High Sheriff of Brecknockshire and Mayor of Brecon). He became a solicitor in 1866.

Morgan stood unsuccessfully in the 1892 United Kingdom general election for the South Glamorganshire constituency.

Death Morgan died at his house in Cathedral Road, Cardiff, on 13 December 1894. He had fallen ill on a trip to Scotland in the September, then caught a further cold staying at his house in Porthcawl in late November. After his death was announced, the muffled bells of St John's church were rung and flags were flown at half mast on some of Cardiff's important buildings.