Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn
Charles Williams-Wynn may refer to: *Charles Williams-Wynn (1775–1850), British politician and Secretary at War of the early- to mid-19th century * Charles Williams-Wynn (1822–1896), Welsh Conservative politician, M.P. 1868–1880, son of the above See also *Charles Wynn-Williams Charles Eryl Wynn-Williams (5 March 1903 – 30 August 1979), was a Welsh physicist, noted for his research on electronic instrumentation for use in nuclear physics. His work on the scale-of-two counter contributed to the development of the moder ...

Charles Williams-Wynn (1775–1850)
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn PC (9 October 1775 – 2 September 1850) was a British politician of the early- to mid-19th century. He held office in both Tory and Whig administrations and was Father of the House of Commons between 1847 and 1850. Background and education Born into an ancient and grand Welsh family, Williams-Wynn was the second son of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, by his second wife Charlotte Grenville, daughter of Prime Minister George Grenville. His great-great-grandfather Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1680 to 1685. On his mother's side he was the nephew of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville and George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham and the first cousin of Richard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Williams-Wynn was educated privately, at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1798. At Westminster ...
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Charles Williams-Wynn (1822–1896)
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn (4 October 1822 – 25 April 1896) was a Welsh Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880. Williams-Wynn was the son of Charles Williams-Wynn, who was MP for Montgomeryshire 1796–1850, and his wife Mary Cunliffe daughter of Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet. He was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford graduating BA in 1843 and MA in 1846. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in May 1846. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Montgomeryshire, and captain in the Montgomery Yeomanry Cavalry. In 1862 Williams-Wynn was elected Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire. He held the seat until 1880. Williams-Wynn died at the age of 73. Williams-Wynn married Lady Annora Charlotte Pierrepont daughter of Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English nobleman and naval officer, the second son of Charle ...
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