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Shepard Ashman Morgan
A banker, memoirist, and historian of English government, he wrote a close-grained study of how taxation and Parliament developed together over time. His work blends scholarly research with an insider’s sense of public life and institutions.
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The History of Parliamentary Taxation in England
by Shepard Ashman Morgan
About the author
Best known to readers today for The History of Parliamentary Taxation in England (1911), he wrote a detailed study tracing how English taxation evolved from earlier periods into a system increasingly shaped by Parliament. The book grew out of work connected with Williams College and shows a strong interest in constitutional history, finance, and the long development of political institutions.
Beyond his writing, Shepard Ashman Morgan had a prominent career in banking and was later associated with Chase National Bank. He also published Reminiscences of Shepard Ashman Morgan in 1950, suggesting a life that moved between scholarship, business, and public affairs.
Reliable biographical details about him are relatively limited in the sources I found, so some parts of his life remain less fully documented here. Still, the available record shows a writer with a serious historical mind whose surviving books reflect both academic discipline and a practical interest in how governments raise and use money.