David Watts Morgan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Watts Morgan

Welsh politician

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1867

Place of Birth: Skewen, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1933

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

David Watts Morgan, (18 December 1867 – 23 February 1933), who later in life hyphenated his name to Watts-Morgan, was a Welsh trade unionist, a Labour politician, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 to 1933. Described as "[straddling] the transition in south Wales miners' politics from Lib-Labism to socialism, but ...
never fully representative of either", Morgan encouraged Rhondda miners to enlist in the army in 1914 following the outbreak of the First World War, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his efforts.
He initially served in the Welsh Regiment, before becoming a lieutenant-colonel in the Labour Corps.
Morgan was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for bravery at the Battle of Cambrai in 1917, earning him the nickname "Dai Alphabet" in South Wales.