Sir Charles Morgan
this memorial was erected a.d. 1850 by the friends of the late
sir charles morgan of tredegar baronet
in testimony of their attachment to the man
whose benevolence they admired and whose loss they deplore
this statue was returned to the town centre in may 1992
a time capsule was buried in the plinth by
cllr. harry williams mayor 1991 - 1992
the statue was unveiled by cllr. alan perry mayor 1992 - 1993
Born to Sir Charles Morgan, 1st Baronet (originally Charles Gould) and Jane Morgan, he became a Captain in the Coldstream Guards. On retirement from the British Army to enable him to concentrate of the family estate, he became an MP for Brecon (1787-1796) and later for County of Monmouth (1796-1831).He adopted the name of Morgan in 1792, at the same time as his father, and inherited the Tredegar estate of his Uncle John from his mother in 1797.
He succeeded his father as a Bailiff on the board of the Bedford Level Corporation from 1807 to 1827.[3] He was Recorder for Newport from 1807 to 1835.[1]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.[2]
