Parliament of 1545 Richard Morgan (Tudor judge)

thomas bell, immensely rich former mayor elected alongside richard morgan mp gloucester.

morgan elected parliament of 1545, last of henry viii s reign, 2 constituencies. gloucester s indenture or electoral return dated 6 january , placed morgan first in order of precedence on thomas bell, former mayor.

however, monmouth boroughs returned morgan on 14 january. new constituency, returning 1 member, , had held first election in 1542. included borough of monmouth itself, monmouthshire outboroughs of abergavenny, caerleon, chepstow, newport , usk. thomas kynnyllyn, elected in 1542, still involved in protracted legal action outboroughs pay wages, legally obliged do, although not clear had had in election. duchy of lancaster owned manor , borough of monmouth , exercised great influence on election, although burgesses entitled vote numerous. morgan known duchy , favoured officials, although not known whether retained it.

at gloucester, customary send recorder parliament 1 of mps. not whether or not morgan yet city s recorder: first evidence of appointment dates late january 1547. however, thomas lane, previous recorder died on 2 december 1544 - day after parliament summoned , month before elections. lane had belonged lincoln s inn may have introduced morgan corporation. possible had been appointed, @ least informally, before election, , returned ex officio. gloucester larger , more prestigious constituency, having prospered , become more sophisticated under leadership of bell, immensely wealthy milliner. morgan sat gloucester in 2 subsequent parliaments. authorities assume did in 1545, not certain.