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	[[File:Evan Morgan.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Morgan]]'''Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar''' (1893–1949) was a Welsh poet and author. Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron Tredegar in May ~~1934r~~. He was ~~the son of Courtenay Morgan~~, ~~1st Viscount Tredegar, of~~ [[~~Tredegar House\|Tredegar Park~~]]~~, [[Monmouthshire]],~~ and ~~Lady Katharine Carnegie. He was~~ educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]].<ref>http://thepeerage.com/p26274.htm#i262734</ref>		[[File:Evan Morgan.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Morgan]]'''Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar''' (1893–1949) was a Welsh poet and author. Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron Tredegar in May 1934. He was born at 33 Cadogan Terrace, [[Hackney]]<ref>http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s2-MORG-FRE-1893.html ''Dictionary of Welsh Biography''</ref> and educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]].<ref>http://thepeerage.com/p26274.htm#i262734</ref>

	As an accomplished occultist, he was hailed by [[Aleister Crowley]] as "''Adept of Adepts"''.<ref name=bbc />		As an accomplished occultist, he was hailed by [[Aleister Crowley]] as "''Adept of Adepts"''.<ref name=bbc />
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	Tredegar came from what the 13th Duke of Bedford described as "the oddest family I have ever met".<ref>Russell, John Robert, Duke of Bedford, ''A Silver Plated Spoon'', Cassell, London 1959, pp64-65</ref> This observation could have stemmed from the rumour that his mother had built bird nests large enough to sit in, or that his father had owned one of the largest yachts in the world. In 1925, his sister Gwyneth Ericka Morgan was found dead at age 29 in the River Thames.		Tredegar came from what the 13th Duke of Bedford described as "the oddest family I have ever met".<ref>Russell, John Robert, Duke of Bedford, ''A Silver Plated Spoon'', Cassell, London 1959, pp64-65</ref> This observation could have stemmed from the rumour that his mother had built bird nests large enough to sit in, or that his father had owned one of the largest yachts in the world. In 1925, his sister Gwyneth Ericka Morgan was found dead at age 29 in the River Thames.

	A noted eccentric, Tredegar kept at [[Tredegar House]] in [[Newport]] a menagerie of animals including a boxing kangaroo, honey bear, baboon and macaw. Morgan's weekend house parties attracted such figures as Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, Augustus John, and Aleister Crowley and gained local notoriety, as did the host's extravagant lifestyle. He later converted to Roman Catholicism and was became chamberlain to both Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI.<ref name=bbc />		A noted eccentric, Tredegar kept at [[Tredegar House]] in [[Newport]], [[Monmouthshire]] a menagerie of animals including a boxing kangaroo, honey bear, baboon and macaw. Morgan's weekend house parties attracted such figures as Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, Augustus John, and Aleister Crowley and gained local notoriety, as did the host's extravagant lifestyle. He later converted to Roman Catholicism and was became chamberlain to both Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI.<ref name=bbc />

	In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC Wales.</ref>		In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC Wales.</ref>

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	In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC Wales.</ref>		In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC Wales.</ref>

	Despite his known homosexuality and reputation for dissipation, he married twice.<ref>D. J. Taylor, "Bright Young People", Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, page 232</ref> His first wife was Lois Ina Sturt (1900–1937), an actress and daughter of Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington; they married in 1928. After her death, he married Princess Olga Sergievna Dolgorouky (1915–1998); they married in 1939 in Singapore, but the marriage was annulled in 1943. A more significant relationship was his affair with the novelist [[Ronald Firbank]]].		Despite his known homosexuality and reputation for dissipation, he married twice.<ref>D. J. Taylor, "Bright Young People", Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, page 232</ref> His first wife was Lois Ina Sturt (1900–1937), an actress and daughter of Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington; they married in 1928. After her death, he married Princess Olga Sergievna Dolgorouky (1915–1998); they married in 1939 in Singapore, but the marriage was annulled in 1943. A more significant relationship was his affair with the novelist [[Ronald Firbank]].

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	In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC Wales.</ref>		In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC Wales.</ref>

	Despite his known homosexuality and reputation for dissipation, he married twice.<ref>D. J. Taylor, "Bright Young People", Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, page 232</ref> His first wife was Lois Ina Sturt (1900–1937), an actress and daughter of Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington; they married in 1928. After her death, he married Princess Olga Sergievna Dolgorouky (1915–1998); they married in 1939 in Singapore, but the marriage was annulled in 1943.		Despite his known homosexuality and reputation for dissipation, he married twice.<ref>D. J. Taylor, "Bright Young People", Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, page 232</ref> His first wife was Lois Ina Sturt (1900–1937), an actress and daughter of Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington; they married in 1928. After her death, he married Princess Olga Sergievna Dolgorouky (1915–1998); they married in 1939 in Singapore, but the marriage was annulled in 1943. A more significant relationship was his affair with the novelist [[Ronald Firbank]]].

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	[[File:Evan Morgan.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Morgan]]'''Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar''' (1893–1949) was a Welsh poet and author. Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron Tredegar in May ~~1934 after the death of his father~~.		[[File:Evan Morgan.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Morgan]]'''Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar''' (1893–1949) was a Welsh poet and author. Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron Tredegar in May 1934r. He was the son of Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, of [[Tredegar House\|Tredegar Park]], [[Monmouthshire]], and Lady Katharine Carnegie. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]].<ref>http://thepeerage.com/p26274.htm#i262734</ref>

	~~== Life ==~~

	~~Tredegar~~ was the son of Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, of [[Tredegar House\|Tredegar Park]], [[Monmouthshire]], and Lady Katharine Carnegie.

	As an accomplished occultist, he was hailed by [[Aleister Crowley]] as "''Adept of Adepts"''.<ref name=bbc />		As an accomplished occultist, he was hailed by [[Aleister Crowley]] as "''Adept of Adepts"''.<ref name=bbc />

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	Tredegar was the son of Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, of [[Tredegar House\|Tredegar Park]], [[Monmouthshire]], and Lady Katharine Carnegie~~. He was also a chamberlain to both Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI~~.		Tredegar was the son of Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, of [[Tredegar House\|Tredegar Park]], [[Monmouthshire]], and Lady Katharine Carnegie.

	As an accomplished occultist, he was hailed by [[Aleister Crowley]] as "''Adept of Adepts"''.<ref name=bbc />		As an accomplished occultist, he was hailed by [[Aleister Crowley]] as "''Adept of Adepts"''.<ref name=bbc />
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	Tredegar came from what the 13th Duke of Bedford described as "the oddest family I have ever met".<ref>Russell, John Robert, Duke of Bedford, ''A Silver Plated Spoon'', Cassell, London 1959, pp64-65</ref> This observation could have stemmed from the rumour that his mother had built bird nests large enough to sit in, or that his father had owned one of the largest yachts in the world. In 1925, his sister Gwyneth Ericka Morgan was found dead at age 29 in the River Thames.		Tredegar came from what the 13th Duke of Bedford described as "the oddest family I have ever met".<ref>Russell, John Robert, Duke of Bedford, ''A Silver Plated Spoon'', Cassell, London 1959, pp64-65</ref> This observation could have stemmed from the rumour that his mother had built bird nests large enough to sit in, or that his father had owned one of the largest yachts in the world. In 1925, his sister Gwyneth Ericka Morgan was found dead at age 29 in the River Thames.

	A noted eccentric, Tredegar kept at [[Tredegar House]] in [[Newport]] a menagerie of animals including a boxing kangaroo, honey bear, baboon and macaw. Morgan's weekend house parties attracted such figures as Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, Augustus John, and Aleister Crowley and gained local notoriety, as did the host's extravagant lifestyle.		A noted eccentric, Tredegar kept at [[Tredegar House]] in [[Newport]] a menagerie of animals including a boxing kangaroo, honey bear, baboon and macaw. Morgan's weekend house parties attracted such figures as Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, Augustus John, and Aleister Crowley and gained local notoriety, as did the host's extravagant lifestyle. He later converted to Roman Catholicism and was became chamberlain to both Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI.<ref name=bbc />

	In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC Wales.</ref>		In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC Wales.</ref>

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	A noted eccentric, Tredegar kept at [[Tredegar House]] in [[Newport]] a menagerie of animals including a boxing kangaroo, honey bear, baboon and macaw. Morgan's weekend house parties attracted such figures as Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, Augustus John, and Aleister Crowley and gained local notoriety, as did the host's extravagant lifestyle.		A noted eccentric, Tredegar kept at [[Tredegar House]] in [[Newport]] a menagerie of animals including a boxing kangaroo, honey bear, baboon and macaw. Morgan's weekend house parties attracted such figures as Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, Augustus John, and Aleister Crowley and gained local notoriety, as did the host's extravagant lifestyle.

	In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC.</ref>		In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC Wales.</ref>

	Despite his known homosexuality and reputation for dissipation, he married twice.<ref>D. J. Taylor, "Bright Young People", Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, page 232</ref> His first wife was Lois Ina Sturt (1900–1937), an actress and daughter of Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington; they married in 1928. After her death, he married Princess Olga Sergievna Dolgorouky (1915–1998); they married in 1939 in Singapore, but the marriage was annulled in 1943.		Despite his known homosexuality and reputation for dissipation, he married twice.<ref>D. J. Taylor, "Bright Young People", Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, page 232</ref> His first wife was Lois Ina Sturt (1900–1937), an actress and daughter of Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington; they married in 1928. After her death, he married Princess Olga Sergievna Dolgorouky (1915–1998); they married in 1939 in Singapore, but the marriage was annulled in 1943.

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	[[File:Evan Morgan.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Morgan]]'''Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar''' (1893–1949) was a Welsh poet and author. Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron ~~Tredegarin~~ May 1934 after the death of his father.		[[File:Evan Morgan.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Morgan]]'''Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar''' (1893–1949) was a Welsh poet and author. Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron Tredegar in May 1934 after the death of his father.

	== Life ==		== Life ==

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	'''Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar''' (1893–1949) was a Welsh poet and author. Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron Tredegarin May 1934 after the death of his father.		[[File:Evan Morgan.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Morgan]]'''Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar''' (1893–1949) was a Welsh poet and author. Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron Tredegarin May 1934 after the death of his father.

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'''Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar''' (1893–1949) was a Welsh poet and author. Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron Tredegarin May 1934 after the death of his father.

== Life ==

Tredegar was the son of Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, of [[Tredegar House|Tredegar Park]], [[Monmouthshire]], and Lady Katharine Carnegie. He was also a chamberlain to both Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI.

As an accomplished occultist, he was hailed by [[Aleister Crowley]] as "''Adept of Adepts"''.<ref name=bbc />

Tredegar came from what the 13th Duke of Bedford described as "the oddest family I have ever met".<ref>Russell, John Robert, Duke of Bedford, ''A Silver Plated Spoon'', Cassell, London 1959, pp64-65</ref> This observation could have stemmed from the rumour that his mother had built bird nests large enough to sit in, or that his father had owned one of the largest yachts in the world. In 1925, his sister Gwyneth Ericka Morgan was found dead at age 29 in the River Thames.

A noted eccentric, Tredegar kept at [[Tredegar House]] in [[Newport]] a menagerie of animals including a boxing kangaroo, honey bear, baboon and macaw. Morgan's weekend house parties attracted such figures as Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, Augustus John, and Aleister Crowley and gained local notoriety, as did the host's extravagant lifestyle.

In 1929, he stood as the Conservative candidate for [[Limehouse]]. During World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.<ref name=bbc>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/58b3be05-87b7-3fca-b511-2c9c24bc61a8 "Evan Morgan of Tredegar House", BBC.</ref>

Despite his known homosexuality and reputation for dissipation, he married twice.<ref>D. J. Taylor, "Bright Young People", Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, page 232</ref> His first wife was Lois Ina Sturt (1900–1937), an actress and daughter of Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington; they married in 1928. After her death, he married Princess Olga Sergievna Dolgorouky (1915–1998); they married in 1939 in Singapore, but the marriage was annulled in 1943.

==Works==
*''Fragments''
*''Gold and Ochre''
*''At Dawn''
*''The Eel''
*''The City of Canals''
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