Elystan Morgan
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| Born | Dafydd Elystan Morgan 1 December 1932 |
| Title | Baron Elystan-Morgan, of Aberteifi in the County of Dyfed |
| Other names | Dafydd Elystan Elystan-Morgan |
| Nationality |
 Welsh
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| Residence | 'Carreg Afon', Dole, Ceredigion, Wales |
| Spouse(s) | Alwen Roberts (1959–2006) |
| Issue | Eleri Elystan Morgan (b. 1960), Owain Elystan Morgan (b. 1962) |
| Parents | Dewi Morgan (1877–1971) and Olwen Jones (1900-1947) |
| Occupation | Judge and politician |
Dafydd Elystan Elystan-Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan (born 7 December 1932), known as Elystan Morgan, is a Welsh politician. He sits as a Crossbencher in the House of Lords.
Morgan was educated at Ardwyn Grammar School, Aberystwyth and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He became a solicitor.
Originally a Plaid Cymru candidate, Morgan contested Wrexham three times, at the by-election in 1955, and at the general elections in 1955 and in 1959, and contested Merioneth at the general election in 1964.
Morgan joined the Labour Party and was elected Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire, Wales at the 1966 general election, and served as a junior minister from 1968 to 1970, as Under-Secretary at the Home Office He was chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary Labour Party between 1971 and 1974. In the February 1974 general election, Morgan lost his seat to the Liberal, Geraint Howells. In 1979 he sought election as Labour candidate for Anglesey, following the retirement of Cledwyn Hughes, but was defeated by the Conservative, Keith Best. Following his defeat he largely withdrew from political life and concentrated on his legal career.
In 1959, Morgan married Alwen Roberts. They had two children, a daughter called Eleri born in 1960 and a son, Owain, born in 1962. Lady Elystan-Morgan died in 2006.
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