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John Wynne (composer)
John Wynne may refer to: *John Wynne (bishop) (''c''1666–1743), Bishop of St Asaph 1715–27, of Bath and Wells 1727–43, Principal of Jesus College Oxford 1712–20 *John Wynne (footballer) (born 1947), Australian rules footballer *John Wynne (industrialist) (1650–1714), Welsh industrialist *John Wynne (died 1689) (''c''1630–1689), MP for Denbighshire 1664–79 *John Wynne (1689–1718), MP for Denbigh Boroughs 1713–15 *John Wynne (died 1747) (''c''1690–1747), MP for Castlebar 1727-47 *John Wynne (1720–1778), Irish politician, MP for Leitrim 1761–68, for Sligo Borough 1751–60 and 1768–76 * John Arthur Wynne (1801–1865), Irish landowner and politician, MP for Sligo Borough 1830–32, 1856–57, 1857–60 *John Wynne (sound artist) (born 1957) *John Wynne (ice hockey) (born 1971), Canadian player for several teams and leagues *John Stewart Wynne John Stewart Wynne (a.k.a. John Wynne) is an American author of novels, short stories and poetry, as well as a Grammy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wynne (bishop)
John Wynne (born between 1665 and 1667 – 15 July 1743) was Bishop of St Asaph (1715–1727) and of Bath and Wells (1727–1743), having previously been principal of Jesus College, Oxford (1712–1720). Life Wynne was born in Maes-y-coed, Caerwys, Flintshire, in north Wales and educated in Northop and at Ruthin School before entering Jesus College in March 1682. He obtained his BA degree in 1685 and was elected a Fellow of the college in January 1687. Subsequently, he was awarded the degrees of MA (1688), BD (1696) and DD (1706). He was chaplain to the 8th Earl of Pembroke, who appointed him rector of Llangelynnin, Merionethshire in 1701 (a post he held until 1714). In 1705, he became prebendary of Christ College, Brecon. He was Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford 1705–1716. In 1712, he became deputy-principal of Jesus College, being appointed principal in August 1712 after some division between Whig and Tory Fellows (Wynne probably being a moderate Tory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
