Sir Walter Morgan, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Vaughan Morgan, 1st Baronet (3 May 1831 – 12 November 1916), was a British businessman and the 578th Lord Mayor of London.
He 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.[1]
His youngest brother Octavius Vaughan Morgan, FSA (1837–96) was a Liberal MP for Battersea from 1885 until 1892.
References
- "No. 27932". The London Gazette. 17 July 1906. p. 4885.
| Civic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Pound |
Lord Mayor of London 1905–1906 |
Succeeded by William Treloar |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Whitehall Court) 1906–1916 |
Extinct |
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