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Alec Morgan

Australian rules footballer (1908-1957)

Alexander Mitchell Morgan (5 June 1908, 10 March 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

01Family

The son of David Morgan, and Mary Moir Morgan, née Mitchell, Alexander Mitchell Morgan was born at Castlemaine, Victoria on 5 June 1908.

He married Estell Mavis Hartshorn (1915-present) at Mildura on 16 April 1935.

02Football

Recruited from Yarrawonga, Morgan played in Hawthorn's Round 1 game against Collingwood. He was dropped to the Seconds and did not manage another senior game.

03Military service

Morgan later served in the Australian Army during World War II.

04Death

He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in Parkville, Victoria, on 10 March 1957.

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