William Godwin's Diary

Morgan, William

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 19 times, but was not at home (N) 1 time, and was a venue (V) 10 times.

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1789

4  November  1789

1791

4  November  1791

1793

19  January  1793 (V)

1794

10  December  1794

1800

16  February  1800

1808

15  October  1808 (V) 18  October  1808 (V)

1813

30  August  1813 21  October  1813 (V)

1818

14  November  1818 (V) 24  November  1818 (V) 30  November  1818 (V)

1819

20  July  1819

1820

7  October  1820 (NV) 13  October  1820 (V) 27  October  1820 6  November  1820

1821

30  May  1821 (V) 8  June  1821

  • Name: Morgan, William
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 26  May  1750
  • Death Date: 4  May  1833
  • Occupation: actuary
  • Occupation: writer

See DNB.

William Morgan was a nephew of Richard Price and was a renowned host of radical figures. His brother, George Cadogan Morgan, also appears in the diary. The first W Morgan appears in 1793 - this might be G C Morgan's brother, also radically inclined, and an actuary who worked with (his uncle) Richard Price - see DNB. It seems probable that Godwin knew them both - but it is unclear what proportion of 'Morgan' entries the brothers account for. W Morgan's eldest son, also William, was also an actuary , working from at least 1817, although he died aged 28 in 1819. He was succeeded by his youngest brother Arthur. Morgan actuary has been coded as W Morgan; as have entries for W Morgan. In addition, there are a close set of entries in 1818 that begin with W Morgan and continue as Morgan, which occur while Godwin is writing Of Population where it seems likely that Godwin is consulting him on the statistics. All instances of G Morgan have been identified as George Cadogan Morgan as well as one instance of Morgan. All instances of 'Morgans' in the 1790s have been identified as either William and George Cadogan.

It is possible that other occurrences of Morgan in the diary correspond to William.

  • DNB

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Morgan, George Cadogan 3
Rees, Abraham 2
Lister, Dr William 2
Horne Tooke, John 2
Kippis, Andrew 2
Rogers, Samuel 1
Paine, Thomas 1
Petion, Jerome 1
Belsham, Thomas 1
Disney, John 1
Lindsey, Theophilus 1
Towers, Joseph 1
Priestley, Joseph 1
Price, Richard 1
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 1
Joyce, Jeremiah 1
Lewis, 1
Marsh, Charles 1
Lee, Richard ('Citizen') 1
Burdett, Sir Francis (fifth baronet) 1
Gawler, Captain John Bellenden (Ker) 1
Gawler, Henry 1
Sharp, 1
Malkin, Benjamin Heath 1
Boddington, Samuel 1
Hollis, Thomas Brand 1