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The Welsh Gold King - The Life of William Pritchard Morgan (Hardcover)
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The Welsh Gold King - The Life of William Pritchard Morgan (Hardcover)
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In 1864, a poor Welsh boy, William Pritchard Morgan, emigrated to
Australia to make his fortune. He returned a wealthy lawyer and
aspiring politician, having used his riches to invest in gold mines
and develop new techniques of recovering gold. His political aims
were unsuccessful in Australia: the newspaper Morgan used to
promote himself was involved a sensational trial against another
editor; and a man was even shot whilst bringing in his votes - so
Morgan claimed. He returned home, ready to tackle the mining of
Welsh gold. After ousting the key players of the 1860s Little Gold
Rush, Morgan soon took over Gwynfynydd, one of the area's most
lucrative mines, and stood as an independent MP for Merthyr. He
boasted of a fantastic seam of gold, so great he would pay off the
national debt a hero overnight, the Welsh Gold King took the title
of Merthyr's MP. Despite the massive successes of his mines, the
government taxed Morgan hard and almost crippled his business, so
he refused to pay. When the government tried to shut him down, the
public rose to his defence, and Morgan was sued in an avidly
watched trial that could change mining in Britain forever. The
Welsh Gold King bestowed gifts on many well-known people, including
royalty, and promoted the tradition that all royal brides wear
wedding rings of Welsh gold. He gave golden prizes - some of which
caused great controversy - and his liberal politics were a
forerunner of Labour views that were hard for many of his
contemporaries to agree with. An extraordinary character, Morgan
was pivotal in the story of mining for gold in Wales.
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