George Cadogan Morgan
George was born at Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales, second son of William Morgan, physician, and his wife Sarah, who was a sister of Dr. Richard Price the philosopher - another of their sons was William Morgan (1750 - 1833). From Cowbridge school he went up, in 1771, to Jesus College, Oxford, intending to take Anglican orders, but he changed his theological views and went to Hoxton Academy. He was minister at Norwich (1776-85) and at Yarmouth (1785-6); then he became assistant to his uncle Richard Price at Hackney Academy. He resigned in 1791 and became a private tutor; he won some fame as a lecturer on science. Like his uncle (whose biography he began to write), he was a Radical, and he visited France in 1789 accompanied by three friends. He was in Paris at the storming of the Bastille, its fall being the flashpoint of the French Revolution, and is supposed to have been the first to communicate the news to England. Source: [Dictionary of Welsh Biography](https://biography.wales/article/s-MORG-CAD-1754?query=biography&field=content)
Born 1754-05-11
Died 1798-11-17
Identifiers
- ISNI0000000046913199
- WikidataQ5537610
- VIAF54491248
- Open LibraryOL2512069A
Top Subjects
- Electricity -- Early works to 1850 (1)
Books by George Cadogan Morgan
Total count: 5
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An appeal to the publicin answer to a letter from the Rev. Mr. Brand to ***** *******. By George Cadogan Morgan.printed by J. Crouse, and sold by A. Brooke1782-01-01
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The following speech, was delivered by the Rev. G.C.M. at an assembly of the freemen, freeholders, and other inhabitants of the city and county of the city of NorwichConvened on the 4th of March, by public advertisement from the sherriffs, to take into consideration, the propriety of addressing Parliament on the subject of a reform, in the represeutation [!] of the people ...Printed and sold by S. White.1784-01-01
Lectures on electricity.By G.C. Morgan.Printed by J. March1794-01-01
Directions for the Use of a Scientific Table: In the Collection and Application of KnowledgePrinted and sold by J . March1796-01-01-
Lectures on Electricity / by G. C. Morgan; V. 1Creative Media Partners, LLC2021-01-01