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Henry Morgan (born Henry Lerner von Ost Jr.; March 31, 1915 – May 19, 1994) was an American humorist. He first became familiar to radio audiences in the 1930s and 1940s as a barbed but often self-deprecating satirist.
Sir Henry Morgan ( Welsh: Harri Morgan; c. 1635 – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh [1] privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he and those under his command raided settlements and shipping ports on the Spanish Main, becoming wealthy as they did so.
Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor whose television and film career spanned six decades.
Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh buccaneer, most famous of the adventurers who plundered Spain’s Caribbean colonies during the late 17th century. Operating with the unofficial support of the English government, he undermined Spanish authority in the West Indies.
Oct 25, 2021 · Sir Henry Morgan (c. 1635-1688) was a Welsh privateer who operated in the Caribbean against the Spanish Empire and then became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. Morgan was a charismatic and able military leader who masterminded devastating buccaneer attacks on settlements like Portobelo, Maracaibo, and Panama on the Spanish Main.
Jun 5, 2019 · Sir Henry Morgan (c. 1635–August 25, 1688) was a Welsh privateer who fought for the English against the Spanish in the Caribbean during the 1660s and 1670s. He is remembered as the greatest of the privateers, amassing huge fleets, attacking prominent targets, and being the worst enemy of the Spanish since Sir Francis Drake.
Sir Henry Morgan (c. 1635-1688) was a Welsh privateer who operated in the Caribbean against the Spanish Empire and then became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.
6 min read. Captain Morgan – famous today as the face of a brand of spiced rum. But who was he? Pirate? Privateer? Politician? He was born in 1635 in Llanrhymny, then a village between Cardiff and Newport, in South Wales, to a prosperous farming family.
Jun 16, 2024 · Welsh privateer whose early life was obscure until he emerged as the leader of a band of buccaneers at Jamaica in 1662. In 1671 he captured Porto Bello and Panama, after leading a band of buccaneers, which included Bartholomew Sharp, in the first land crossing of the Isthmus of Panama in force.
Jun 10, 2019 · Henry Morgan was one of the most notorious pirates during the Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. His Early Life is a mystery. He was born in South Wales and somehow made it to the West Indies and eventually became a member of a group of raiders led by Sir Christopher Myngs. Jump to: Early Life and Career. Privateer to Pirate.
