Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan

Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan (1807 – 9 June 1854), known as Hamilton Knox Grogan until 1828,[1] was an Irish Whig, Repeal Association and Conservative politician.[2]

Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan
Member of Parliament
for County Wexford
In office
10 August 1847  26 July 1852
Serving with James Fagan
Preceded byVilliers Francis Hatton
James Power
Succeeded byPatrick McMahon
John George
Personal details
Born
Hamilton Knox Grogan

1807
Died9 June 1854(1854-06-09) (aged 46–47)
NationalityIrish
Political partyRepeal Association
Other political
affiliations
Whig
Conservative

He married Sophia Maria Rowe, daughter of Ebenezer Radford Rowe, with whom he had one child: Jane Colclough Morgan (died 1872).[3]

After unsuccessfully contesting the seat as a Conservative in 1841,[4] Morgan was elected Repeal Association MP for County Wexford at the 1847 general election. He held the seat until 1852 when he sought election as a Whig but was defeated.[5][6][2][3]

He was a member of the Reform Club.[2]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. "Hamilton Morgan". Members of Parliament after 1832. History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. Lundy, Darryl (10 June 2011). "Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan". The Peerage. Wellington. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 243. Retrieved 14 October 2018 via Google Books.
  5. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
  6. "Evening Mail". 28 July 1852. p. 1. Retrieved 14 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Villiers Francis Hatton
James Power
Member of Parliament for County Wexford
18471852
With: James Fagan
Succeeded by
Patrick McMahon
John George


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