Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar

Courtenay Morgan, 3rd Baron Tredegar (1924)

Courtenay Charles Evan Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar CBE (born April 10, 1867 - May 3, 1934 in London ) was a British nobleman, military man and politician.

origin

Courtenay Morgan came from the Welsh Morgan family . He was the eldest son of Frederick Morgan and his wife Charlotte Williamson . His father was the third son of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar, and served for many years as an MP in the House of Commons .

Military service

Courtenay Morgan attended Eton College before serving as an officer in the British Army from 1884 . He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Monmouthshire Engineers and was also Honorary Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the Monmouthshire Regiment . From 1900 to 1901 he took part in the Second Boer War as a staff officer . In South Africa he took part in a campaign under Major General John French and was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasp. Incapacitated, he returned to Great Britain in 1901 and retired from the army, but signed up as captain for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve . In the general election in 1906 he had run as the successor to his father as a candidate for the Conservative Party for the constituency of South Monmouthshire , but lost the election against the candidate of the Liberal Party , Ivor Herbert . After his uncle Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar died childless in 1913, Morgan inherited the title of Baron Tredegar and the extensive family estates in South Wales, which comprised over 160 km ^{2 of} property. As a rich legacy he acquired the steam yacht Liberty in 1914 . At the beginning of the First World War he offered the Royal Navy the yacht, which he converted into a hospital ship at his own expense and whose command he then took over. In the meantime he recruited recruits in Wales for the Royal Naval Division , whose training he then directed. He then took back command of the Liberty, which was used in the Mediterranean, until the armistice in 1918 . During the war he also made part of his London townhouse available as a hospital for wounded members of the Royal Flying Corps . For his humanitarian work, Morgan was named Knight of Grace of the Order of Saint John . In addition, he received other awards such as the Victory Medal and in 1919 the appointment of Officer of the British Empire .

Next life

After the war, Morgan had his yacht rebuilt and made extensive trips with her, making three trips around the world. He was also a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron and had the Sylvana built as a sailing yacht for himself. Morgan was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Empire Society . As Baron Tredegar he had become a member of the House of Lords . He was also chairman of Monmouthshire County Council and held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Monmouthshire . From 1925 to 1926 he served as aide-de-camp for King George V. In 1925 he was made Commander of the British Empire and on August 4, 1926 he was promoted to Viscount Tredegar .

Family and offspring

In 1890 Morgan had married Lady Katherine Agnes Blanche Carnegie , daughter of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk . He had two children with her:

• Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar (1893-1949);
• Gwyneth Ericka Morgan (1895-1924).

His daughter disappeared under mysterious circumstances in December 1924. Her body was found in the Thames in March 1925 , but subsequent investigations were inconclusive. His heir became his son Evan Morgan.

literature

• TREDEGAR. In: Who Was Who, A&C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, April 2014

Web links

• Newport Past: The Right Hon. Lord Tredegar
• Courtenay Charles Evan Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar on thepeerage.com , accessed October 31, 2017.
• Mr Courtenay Morgan at Hansard (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
New title created	Viscount Tredegar 1926-1934	Evan Morgan
Godfrey Morgan	Baron Tredegar 1913-1934	Evan Morgan