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Sir Richard Morgan SL PC (died May 1556) 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, 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. ==Background and early life== Richard Morgan was the son of : *Philip ap Morgan, also known as Philip ap Morgan Watkin, of Llanfair Cilgoed,〔(S.T. Bindoff (editor): The History of Parliament: Members 1509-1558 - MORGAN, Richard (Author: P. S. Edwards) )〕 just west of the village of Cross Ash in Monmouthshire. : *Maud Philpot, daughter of Tomlyn Philpot of Blackbrook,〔(S.T. Bindoff (editor): The History of Parliament: Members 1509-1558 - MORGAN, John Philip (Author: P. S. Edwards) )〕 a hamlet to the east of Cross Ash. Richard Morgan was the second son: his elder brother Dafydd was to predecease his parents without issue. Richard had a younger brother, John Philip Morgan, who was also a Member of Parliament in the reign of Mary. Their family was of the lowest stratum of the landed gentry and Richard turned to the Law to improve his prospects. Morgan's lineage led back through the Turberville family, to Sir Payn de Turberville,〔(FamilySearch Community Trees, Person ID I74100, Sir Richard Morgan, Knight. ) Genealogical material on this family is largely drawn from Bradney, Sir Joseph Alfred (1904-1993): A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time, Volume 1: the Hundreds of Skenfrith and Abergavenny.〕 one of the legendary Twelve Knights of Glamorgan, the Norman conquerors of south-east Wales. In the 13th century, this junior branch of the Turbervilles adopted the standard Welsh patronymic system of naming. Richard Morgan's father maintained this, generally calling himself Philip ap Morgan, while Richard's grandfather was Morgan ab Watkin. Richard broke with this system completely, adopting Morgan as a surname in the English fashion. (John still used his father's name as a seond name, and was also known as Jenkin ap Philip.) The change of names reflected momentous changes that came to Wales in Richard Morgan's lifetime. Hitherto, the feudal lordships established by the Normans still had a reality, especially in Monmouthshire, where the authority of the Council of Wales and the Marches, based at Ludlow in Shropshire, was often ignored.〔(S.T. Bindoff (editor): The History of Parliament: Constituencies 1509-1558 - Monmouthshire (Author: N.M. Fuidge) )〕 Henry VIII and his ministers tightened up central control in every way, establishing Princess Mary at Ludlow. Under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, Wales was formally made part of single state with England. It was shired on the English pattern, and Monmouthshire, uniquely, was made part of the English assize system. Boroughs were incorporated and representatives returned to the Westminster parliament. This opened up new paths of promotion and enrichment to ambitious and educated men. Richard Morgan was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 31 July 1524.〔 Despite a minor reputation for wildness, he quickly seems to have shown talent as a lawyer. He was called to the bar in 1528. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Morgan (Tudor judge)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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