Biography of Richard Morgan -1556

Richard Morgan was born to Philip ap Morgan Watkin of Llanfair Cilgoed and Maud Philpot.

On 31st July 1524 Richard Morgan was admitted to Lincoln's Inn.

In 1545 Richard Morgan was elected MP Gloucester.

In 1547 Richard Morgan was elected MP Gloucester.

On 24th March 1551 Richard Morgan was sent to Fleet Prison [Map] for hearing Mass at the chapel of Princess Mary.

In 1553 Richard Morgan was elected MP Gloucester.

On 16th August 1553 Richard Morgan was appointed to the Privy Council.

On 23rd August 1553 Richard Morgan was appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.

On 2nd October 1553 Richard Morgan was knighted.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th November 1553. The v day of November dyd pryche master Feknam (age 38) at sant Mare Overays [Map] a-for non, and ther wher at ys sermon the yerle of Devonshyre (age 26), ser Antony Browne (age 24), and juge Morgayn, and dyvers odur nobull men.

In May 1556 Richard Morgan died. He was buried at St Magnus the Martyr Church [Map] on 2nd June 1553.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 2nd June 1556. The ij day of June was bered at sant Magnus [Map] at London bryge ser Recherd Morgayn knyght, a juge and on of the preve consell unto the nobull quen Mare, with a harold of armes bayryng ys cott armur, and with a standard and a penon of armes and elmett, sword, and targatt; and iiij dosen of skochyons, and ij whytt branchys and xij torchys and iiij gret tapurs, and xxiiij pore men in mantyll ffrysse gownes, and mony in blake; and master chansseler (age 55) of London dyd pryche.

Note. P. 106. Funeral of sir Richard Morgan, chief justice of the common pleas. The following anecdote is recorded with regard to the death of this person, after describing the execution of lady Jane Grey: "Judge Morgan, that gave the sentence against hir, shortly after fell mad, and in hys raving cryed continuallye to have the ladie Jane taken away from him, and so ended his life." Holinshed, first edit. 1577, p. 1733; and Foxe, vol. iii. p. 37.