MORGAN, John Edward (son of rev. Mr. Morgan). b. Gothenburg, Sweden 1829; ed. Univ. coll. Oxf., B.A. 1852, M.A. 1860, B.M. 1861, M.D. 1865; M.R.C.P. 1861, F.R.C.P. 1868, consiliarius 1887; professor of medicine Owens college, Victoria univ. Manchester 1873, resigned 1891; author of The danger and deterioration of race from the increase of great cities 1866; Town life among the poorest, the air they breathe and the house they inhabit 1869; University oars, an enquiry into the after health of the men who rowed in the Oxford and Cambridge boat race 1829–69, 1873; The Victoria university why are there no medical degrees 1881. d. Knutsford near Manchester 4 Sept. 1892.
MORGAN, John Minter (eld. son of John Morgan of 39 Ludgate hill, London, wholesale stationer 1741–1807). b. London 1782; devoted himself to philanthropy; author of Remarks on the practicability of Mr. Owen’s plan to improve the condition of the lower classes 1819; The revolt of the bees 1826; anon. which contained his views on education; The reproof of Brutus, a poem 1830; Hampden in the nineteenth century 1834; Colloquies on religion and religious education 1851; reprinted some of his own and other works under title of The Phœnix Library 13 vols. 1850; founded the National Orphan home near his own residence on Ham Common 1849; tried to raise £50,000 to erect a Church of England self-supporting village 1850. d. 12 Stratton st. Piccadilly, London 26 Dec. 1854. bur. in the church on Ham Common 3 Jany. 1855. G.M. April 1855 pp. 430–1; I.L.N. 24 Aug. 1850 pp. 177–8 with view of his self-supporting village.
MORGAN, Maria. b. Cork 1828; visited Rome where she obtained a commission from king Victor Emmanuel to buy saddle-horses in Ireland; on the regular staff of one of the daily papers in New York, being the reporter of cattle markets and fairs; more than six feet in height and known to her associates as “Midy” Morgan. d. New York July 1892. T. Browne’s Advertisers A.B.C. (1893) p. clxv.
MORGAN, Matthew Somerville (son of Matthew Morgan actor and teacher of music, by Mary Somerville actress and singer). b. Lambeth, London 27 April 1839; articled to Grieve and Telbin scene painters 1853; scene painter Princess’s theatre, London; artist and correspondent on Illust. London News, for which he reported the Austro-Italian war 1859; studied in Paris, Italy and Spain and also in Africa 1858; with F. C. Burnand, W. S. Gilbert and others established Fun 1861, and executed the cartoons; exhibited 2 pictures at B.I. and 5 at Suffolk st. 1856–61; drew nearly all the illustrations for The Arrow fortnightly paper, 10 numbers only 2 Aug. to 7 Dec. 1864; scene painter Covent Garden 1867–9; an editor and proprietor of The Tomahawk, a Saturday journal of satire, for which he did the cartoons No. 1 May 11, 1867 to No. 160 May 28, 1870, his cartoons attacking the queen were much noticed; went to U.S. of America as a caricaturist on Frank Leslie’s papers 1870; manager of several New York theatres; manager of Strobridge lithographic co. Cincinnati 1880–5; founded the Matt Morgan art pottery co. 1883 and the Cincinnati art students’ league; his panoramic pictures of American civil war exhibited Cincinnati 1886; painted in England, Rotten Row and Behind the Scenes; illustrated Neptune’s Heroes by W. H. D. Adams 1861, and the American war 1874; painted a large canvass Christ entering Jerusalem which was exhibited in the provinces; painted scenes for Mr. Barnes of New York 1889, and the scenery for The Brazilian 1890. d. of lumbago New York 2 June 1890. The Mask (1868) 97 portrait; St. Stephen’s Review 14 June 1890 p. 9 portrait; The Graphic 14 June 1890 p. 663 portrait.
MORGAN, Sir Richard Francis (eld. son of Owen Richard Morgan, port magistrate, Colombo, Ceylon, d. 1821). b. Prince st. Colombo 21 Feb. 1821; ed. at the Colombo academy 1834–9; a law student under sir William O’Carr 1839; a proctor to 1846; barrister at Ceylon 1846; barrister L.I. 17 Nov. 1858; district judge of Colombo Oct. 1856; acting puisne justice of supreme court of Ceylon 1857; acting senior puisne justice 1860; queen’s advocate for Ceylon 1863, and 1873 to death; chief justice of Ceylon 1 May 1874 to 1875; knighted by patent 20 July 1874. d. Colombo 27 Jany. 1876. W. Digby’s Forty years of official life of sir R. F. Morgan 2 vols. (1879); Law Times lx 332 (1876).
MORGAN, SYDNEY, Lady Morgan (eld. child of Robert Mac Owen, actor, who changed his name to Owenson 1744–1812). b. Dublin 25 Dec. 1783; an actress as the Infant Prodigy in Ireland about 1788; governess in family of James Fetherstone-Haugh of Bracklyn castle, Westmeath 1798–1800; author of St. Clare or the heiress of Desmond 1804, translated into Dutch; The novice of St. Dominick 4 vols. 1805; The wild Irish girl 1806, 7 ed. 1808; her opera The first attempt, produced at T.R. Dublin 4 March 1807, ran several nights and brought her £400; became a permanent member of household of marquess of Abercorn about 1810; m. 20 Jany. 1812 sir Thomas Charles Morgan of Dublin, surgeon, he d. 28 Aug. 1843; author of O’Donnell, a national tale 3 vols. 1814; Florence M’Carthy 4 vols. 1818; France 1817, 4 ed. 1818; Italy 2 vols. 1821; Life of Salvator Rosa 2 vols. 1824, republished 1855; The O’Briens and the O’Flahertys 4 vols. 1827; The book of the boudoir 2 vols. 1829; France, 2 vols. 1830; Dramatic Scenes 2 vols. 1833; The Princess 3 vols. 1835; Woman and her master 2 vols. 1840; granted civil list pension of £300 14 March 1838, the first pension of the kind given to a woman; removed from Kildare st. Dublin to 11 William st. Albert Gate, London 1839. d. Lowndes sq. London 14 April 1859. bur. in old Brompton cemetery, tomb by Westmacott placed over her grave, bust of her by D’Angers dated 1830 and portrait by Berthen in Irish national gallery. W. J. Fitzpatrick’s Lady Morgan, her career literary and personal (1860); Maclise Portrait Gallery (1883) 73, 313–19, 355 portrait; H. F. Chorley’s the authors of England (1861) 42–45 portrait; The Queens of Society 3 ed. (1867) 236–61; A book of memories by S. C. Hall 2 ed. (1877) 214–27; J. Kavanagh’s English women of letters (1863) 285–353; S. J. Hale’s Woman’s Record 2 ed. (1855) p. 747 portrait; W. H. D. Adams’s Women of fashion i 265–331 (1878); The Critic xix 37 (1859) portrait.
MORGAN, Thomas, entered Bombay army 1800; lieut. 4 Bombay N.I. 17 Oct. 1801, captain 1 Nov. 1817; lieut. col. 7 N.I. 4 Sept. 1827 to 1829 or 1830; lieut. col. of 14 N.I. 1829 or 1830 to 1833, of 13 N.I. 1833, of 7 N.I. 1835, of 17 N.I. 1838, and of First Bombay European regiment, right wing 1839 to 1841; commander at Candeish 4 May 1839 to 1842; col. 17 N.I. 27 Dec. 1843 to death; L.G. 11 Nov. 1851. d. at residence of Mrs. General Morgan, Singleton, Middle Wordfield road, Torquay 6 Dec. 1856.
MORGAN, Thomas. b. 18 April 1819; ed. Eton; merchant London; associate of British archæological association 1845, vice president, hon. treasurer 1875–90, contributed many papers on Roman archæology to the Journal; a Spanish scholar; F.S.A. 1875; author of Romano-British mosaic pavements, a history of their discovery, etc. 1886. d. Hillside house, Streatham, Surrey 13 Jany. 1892. Journal British Archæological soc. xlviii 86–8 (1892).
MORGAN, Sir William. b. Wilshampstead near Bedford 1829; arrived in South Australia Feb. 1849; a gold digger at Bendigo 1851; purchased the grocery store of Messrs. Boord brothers, Adelaide, which became one of the leading mercantile houses in the colony; member of legislative council of South Australia 6 Aug. 1869; chief secretary in the legislative council June 1875 to 25 March 1876 and June 1877 to Oct. 1878; prime minister Oct. 1878 to June 1881; called the Cobden of South Australia; K.C.M.G. 24 May 1883. d. Brighton 2 Nov. 1883. bur. Wilshampstead.
MORGAN, William Domett. b. 2 Oct. 1821; ensign 22 Bengal N.I. 1 April 1841, captain 15 May 1855; commandant of 32 Punjaub Pioneers 7 Dec. 1859 to 1879; lieut. col. Bengal staff corp 12 Dec. 1866; placed on unemployed supernumerary list 1 July 1881; general 22 Oct. 1889; was in seven severe actions during Indian mutiny 1857. d. 13 Frant road, Tunbridge Wells 26 Nov. 1892.