 His parents moved to Paris in 1879 and lived there until 1883 before returning to the United States and living in Washington, D.C. until his death in 1886.His paternal grandparents were Amos Morgan and Betsy (née Jennings) Morgan.Through his sister Alice, he was uncle to Mildred, Countess of Gosford, the wife of Archibald Acheson, 5th Earl of Gosford.