| 词条 | Anthony Morgan of Freshwater |
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Major Anthony Morgan (died 1729) of Freshwater, Isle of Wight was a British Army officer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1695 and 1729. He was a Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight, Early lifeMorgan's parentage is unknown. He married Catherine Urry, daughter and heir of Thomas Urry of Freshwater, Isle of Wight by 1691, and by the marriage, acquired the manor of Freshwater. He was an army officer in the Life Guards and was Brigadier and lieutenant by 1691. He was exempt and captain in 1692, guidon and major in 1694 and cornet and senior major in 1697.[1] Political careerIn 1695 Morgan was elected Member of Parliament for Yarmouth and was returned unopposed in subsequent elections until 1710.[1] He was also Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight from 1702 to 1710. He lost his seat and his position with the change of government in 1710 and did not regain them until after the Hanoverian succession.[1] At the 1715 general election he stood at Yarmouth and Newport. He was returned at Newport and though initially defeated at Yarmouth was then seated after a petition on 12 April 1717. Thereupon he yielded the seat at Newport and was returned again at Yarmouth in the 1722 general election. In the 1727 general election he was returned unopposed at Lymington. He was Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight again from 1715 until his death and was also governor of Cowes Castle from 1715 until his death in 1729.[2] Death and legacyMorgan died on 19 April 1729. He left six sons and a daughter, but disinherited his eldest son,and left the Freshwater estate to his five younger sons.[2] His second son Maurice was MP for Yarmouth. References1. ^1 2 {{cite web| url =http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/morgan-anthony-1729 | title=MORGAN, Anthony (d. 1729), of Freshwater, I.o.W. | publisher= History of Parliament Online (1690-1715)| accessdate = 18 August 2018}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|en}}{{s-bef2. ^1 {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/morgan-anthony-1729 | title=MORGAN, Anthony (d.1729), of Freshwater, I.o.W. | publisher= History of Parliament Online (1715-1754)| accessdate = 18 August 2018}} | before = Henry Holmes | before2 = Charles Duncombe }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) | years = 1695–1707 | with = Henry Holmes }}{{s-aft | after = Parliament of Great Britain }}{{s-par|gb}}{{s-bef | before = Parliament of England }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) | years = 1707 –1710 | with = Henry Holmes }}{{s-aft | after = Henry Holmes | after2 = Sir Gilbert Dolben, 1st Baronet }}{{s-bef | before = General John Richmond Webb | before2 = William Stephens }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) | years = 1715–1717 | with = William Stephens }}{{s-aft | after = Lieutenant-General James Stanhope | after2 = William Stephens }}{{s-bef | before = Henry Holmes | before2 = Sir Robert Raymond }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) | years = 1717–1727 | with = Sir Theodore Janssen | with2 = William Plumer | with3 = Thomas Stanwix | with4 = Colonel Maurice Morgan }}{{s-aft | after = Paul Burrard | after2 = Colonel Maurice Morgan }}{{s-bef | before = Sir Gilbert Heathcote | before2 = Paul Burrard }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Lymington | years = 1727–1729 | with = Lord Nassau Powlett }}{{s-aft | after = Lord Nassau Powlett | after2 = William Powlett }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Anthony}}{{GB-bio-stub}} 12 : 1729 deaths|17th-century births|English MPs 1695–1698|English MPs 1701–1702|English MPs 1702–1705|English MPs 1705–1707|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies|British MPs 1707–08|British MPs 1708–10|British MPs 1715–22|British MPs 1722–27|British MPs 1727–34 |
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