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Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet

1831 – 1916

British politician

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Lived 1831 – 1916 (aged 85). Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet was a British politician.

Sir Walter Vaughan Morgan, 1st Baronet (3 May 1831 – 12 November 1916), was a British businessman and the 578th Lord Mayor of London.

Vaughan-Morgan was the sixth son of Thomas Morgan of Pipton, near Glasbury, Breconshire and his wife Elizabeth Vaughan. He served as Sheriff of London for 1900-01 and as Lord Mayor of London for 1905–05. In 1906 he was created a Baronet, of Whitehall Court in the City of Westminster. He was a treasurer of Christ's Hospital.

Together with his six brothers, he had established in 1856 the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company, acquiring a factory site in Battersea; this company has become Morgan Advanced Materials.

His youngest brother Octavius Vaughan Morgan, FSA (1837–96) was a Liberal MP for Battersea from 1885 until 1892.

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Sheriff of the City of London, Lord Mayor of London
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Walter Vaughan Morgan

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Who was Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet?

British politician (1831–1916)

When was Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet born?

Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet was born on 3 May 1831 in Brecon.

When did Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet die?

Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet died on 12 November 1916 in Mansion House.

What was Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet's occupation?

Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet?

Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet was British.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7529393

· DBpedia: Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet

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