Thomas Morgan (MP died 1603)

Thomas Morgan, MP, DL, JP was a Welsh Member of the Parliament of England.

Life

He was the eldest son of Sir Rowland Morgan of Plas Machen, Monmouthshire and paternal grandson of Thomas Morgan and wife Elsbeth Vaughan, and was educated at the Middle Temple. He inherited Tredegar House from his cousin Miles Morgan, who had died at sea after inheriting it from William Morgan.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Monmouthshire from c. 1570 and appointed High Sheriff of Monmouthshire for 1580–81. He served a Deputy Lieutenant for the county from 1587 until his death. He was elected M.P. for Monmouthshire in 1588.
He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Roger Bodenham, with whom he had 9 sons and 13 daughters. He was succeeded by his son, Sir William Morgan of Tredegar.