He represented the electoral district of Bonavista South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1972 to 1989.
[1] The son of Samuel Robert and Helen Morgan, he was born at St. John's[2] and was educated at Memorial University, at Devry Technical School in Toronto and at Sir George Williams University in Montreal.
He was a candidate for the Progressive Conservative party leadership in 1979 but withdrew, transferring his support to Brian Peckford.
In 1988, he made an unsuccessful bid to be the federal Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of St. John's East but Ross Reid was chosen instead.
[1] Morgan made another attempt to enter federal politics in the 2000 election,[3] but was defeated by Liberal Brian Tobin in Bonavista—Trinity—Conception.