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About Richard Morgan
Sir Richard Morgan SL PC was a Welsh lawyer, judge and politician of the mid-Tudor period. After achieving prominence as a lawyer in the reign of Henry VIII, he became recorder of Gloucester and also Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucester in the three parliaments of 1545, 1547 and March 1553. He was a notable Catholic supporter of Mary I, who made him Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. However, he was soon removed from office and died in mysterious circumstances, apparently suffering from some form of mental disorder.
Everything about Richard Morgan →- Occupation
- politician, judge
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1545-47 Parliament, Member of the 1547-1552 Parliament, Member of the March 1553 Parliament
- Died
- 1556