He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), although after being defeated for preselection before the 1958 federal election he unsuccessfully recontested his seat as an independent.

[1] He grew up on the South Coast and qualified as a solicitor, establishing a practice in Wollongong and serving as a legal adviser to the Southern Miners' Federation.

[2] Morgan first stood for parliament at the 1925 election, running unsuccessfully against incumbent Nationalist MP and former cabinet minister Austin Chapman.

[9] In 1955, Morgan complained to the House of Representatives that his integrity and ability to perform his parliamentary duties were inhibited by claims made in the Bankstown Observer, a free newspaper circulated in his electorate.

The matter was referred to the Committee of Privileges, and the proprietor of the newspaper, Raymond Fitzpatrick, and its editor, Frank Browne, were called before the Bar of the House.