'I could have been an Aussie'.Rhodri Morgan's family history could have landed him a career as an Australian politician, he has revealed. The First Minister visited the site where his ancestor Morgan Morgan Colonel Morgan Morgan, born November 1, 1688 in Wales. He is traditionally said to have founded the first permanent white settlement in present day West Virginia, though a German town is discovered to have been in existence prior to Morgan's arrival. led a group of cross-dressing rioters in an attack on a toll gate in 1843 at Rhydypandy. And he revealed his great-great-great grandfather was nearly deported to Australia for his role in the Rebecca riots, where farmers disguised as women smashed gates across south-west Wales, protesting at fees charged to use roads. Visiting the National Eisteddfod eisteddfod (īstĕth`vəd, –vôd) [Welsh,=session], Welsh competitive festival. Contests traditionally are held in all the arts and crafts, with special emphasis on music and poetry. in Swansea, near his family's ancestral home, the First Minister said: 'I could have been Bruce Morgan, premier of New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. . 'I think some element of political DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. has come down through the four generations to me.' Mr Morgan's family has farmed the area near this year's Eisteddfod site for five centuries. Morgan Morgan's family got a visit from the police on the Sunday morning following the 1843 attack on the gate in Rhydypandy. Outraged at being disturbed on the Sabbath, the Morgans fought with Charles Frederick Napier, Glamorganshire's first chief constable, and his men. The women threw hot porridge at the police who retaliated with bullets, shooting Morgan's 18-year-old son John in the groin. He limped for the rest of his life. Morgan Morgan's rioters were acquitted on a technicality at the trial in Swansea when their lawyers proved that the prosecution witnesses had malicious motives. |
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