Morgan Treherne
Morgan Treherne MP JP DL | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Coventry | |
| In office 8 October 1863 – 11 July 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Ellice Joseph Paxton |
| Succeeded by | Henry Eaton Henry Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Morgan Thomas 6 August 1803 Tooting, Surrey |
| Died | 11 July 1867 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Frances Dalrymple
(m. 1835) |
| Children | Georgina Weldon |
Morgan Treherne (6 August 1803 – 11 July 1867),[1][2] known as Morgan Thomas until 11 November 1856, was a British Conservative Party politician.
Early life and family[]
Then Thomas was the second son of Rees Goring and Sarah Goring (née Sarah Hovel). He studied at Tooting School in Cheam, Surrey, and then went on to study at Trinity College, Cambridge where he graduated with a BA in 1824, and an MA in 1827. He was then called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1827.[2]
He married Louisa Frances Dalrymple, only child of John Apsley Dalrymple, in 1835, but they had issue. On 11 November 1856, he eschewed the surname 'Thomas', replacing it by deed poll with the old family of 'Treherne'.[2]
Political career[]
Treherne stood multiple times for parliament during his life – in 1832, , 1835, 1837, 1857, and 1859 – contesting Coventry each time. He was eventually elected for the seat at a and held the seat until his death in 1867.[3]
Other activities[]
Treherne was also a Justice of the Peace for Sussex and Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey.[2]
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ^ a b c d Venn, John, ed. (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-1108036160.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Morgan Treherne
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