Francis Xavier Morgan

Father Francis Xavier Morgan (1857 - 1935) was a Roman Catholic priest, and became the guardian of Hilary and J.R.R. Tolkien after their mother's death in 1904. Morgan raised the boys at the Birmingham Oratory, in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. 
After Tolkien made the acquaintance of Edith Bratt, Morgan forbade the boy from having any contact with her until his 21st birthday, as he believed the girl to be a distraction to Tolkien's studies. Despite his attraction to Edith, Tolkien wholly obeyed this restriction.
Tolkien would later name his first son, John Francis Reuel Tolkien, after Morgan.
A biography was written, to the extent possible, of Xavier Morgan by José Ferrández Bru, published in 2018.
== Portrayal in film ==
Morgan is portrayed by Irish actor Colm Meaney in the 2019 biographical film Tolkien.
== References ==
Category:Real people
Category:Characters of the film Tolkien (2019)