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Owen Wynne (other)
Owen Wynne may refer to: * Owen Wynne (civil servant) (1652–1700), Welsh civil servant in England * Owen Wynne (British Army officer) (1665–1737), British general and Irish MP * Owen Wynne (1687–1756), Irish MP for Sligo Borough from 1713 to 1756 * Owen Wynne (1723–1789), Irish MP for Sligo County 1749–78, for Sligo Borough 1776–89 * Owen Wynne (1755–1841), Irish MP for Sligo Borough from 1790 to 1806 and 1820–30 * Owen Wynne (cricketer) (1919–1975), South African cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1948 to 1950 {{human name disambiguation, Wynne, Owen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Wynne (civil Servant)
Owen Wynne (1652–1700) was a lawyer and civil servant in the seventeenth century. Life Wynne, born in 1652, was from Llechylched, Anglesey, north Wales and was part of a family that claimed descent from Hwfa ap Cynddelw, Fifteen Tribes of Wales, lord of Llifon in the twelfth century. Wynne was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculation, matriculating in 1668 and obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1672. He later obtained a doctorate in law and seems to have become a member of Doctors' Commons in 1694. When the Welsh lawyer and academic Leoline Jenkins, Sir Leoline Jenkins – who had been the Principal of Jesus College during Wynne's time in Oxford – became Secretary of State for the Northern Department in 1680 (and later Secretary of State for the Southern Department), Wynne became his confidential secretary. Wynne continued as undersecretary to the succeeding Secretaries of State until about 1690, and was secretary to the commissioners that James II of England, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Wynne (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General Owen Wynne (1665–1737) was an Irish general and commander in the British Army, and a member of the Parliament of Ireland. He was the third son of Owen Wynne, who settled in Ireland about the year 1688, having previously lived in Wales. In 1688 he was serving in the army of James II, but being a Protestant, he transferred his allegiance to the Prince of Orange on the breaking out of the Glorious Revolution. He was with Major-General Kirke's force sent from England to the relief of Londonderry, and he also took some part in the defence of Enniskillen, and served through the War in Ireland. Owen Wynne was appointed a major in his brother James Wynne's Dragoons on 1 November 1694, and served with his Regiment through the Flanders campaign of 1694 to 1697, being promoted lieutenant-colonel in July 1695, taking the place of Charles Ross, promoted colonel of the regiment on the death of James Wynne. He served under John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Wynne (1687–1756)
Owen Wynne (1687 – 1 June 1756) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ... from 1713 to 1756. He was an MP for Sligo Borough from 1713 until 1756. References 1687 births 1756 deaths Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Sligo constituencies Irish MPs 1713–1714 Irish MPs 1715–1727 Irish MPs 1727–1760 {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Wynne (1723–1789)
Owen Wynne (1723 – 18 March 1789) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland from 1749 to 1789. He was an MP for County Sligo from 1749 to 1778, and for Sligo Borough from 1776 until 1789. Wynne was a prominent landowner in Co. Leitrim and Co. Sligo. His main residence was Hazelwood House, Co. Sligo. However, he spent a good deal of time in Dublin due to his parliamentary responsibilities and had a house on Henrietta Street. His great uncle Owen Wynne (1665–1737) was a prominent soldier and politician and had purchased the estates in Co. Sligo to add to the family's existing estates in Co. Leitrim. He then built Hazelwood House. Wynne married Anne Maxwell, the sister of the first Earl of Farnham, on 13 December 1754. They had six sons and three daughters. The senior Wynne line of Hazelwood House died out in 1910 with the death of Owen Wynne VI (1843–1910) with no male heirs. However, the wider family continued to fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Wynne (1755–1841)
Owen Wynne (1755 – 12 December 1841) was an Irish landowner and politician. He was the son of Owen Wynne (1723–1789) of Hazelwood, an MP of the Parliament of Ireland, and his wife the Hon. Anne Maxwell. He succeeded to his father's estates in 1789, inheriting Hazelwood House, Sligo. He was elected a Member of the Irish Parliament for Sligo Borough for 1776–1790 and 1791–1800. After the act of Union he sat as MP for Sligo in the UK Parliament in 1801–1806, resigning his seat by taking the notional crown office of profit as Escheator of Munster. He returned many years later as MP for Sligo borough in 1820–1830. He was appointed custos rotulorum for County Sligo for life in 1789 and High Sheriff of Sligo for 1819–20 and High Sheriff of Leitrim for 1833–34. He died in 1841. He had married Lady Sarah Elizabeth Cole, the daughter of William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen; they had two sons and four daughters. His son John Arthur Wynne (1801–1865) inherited Hazelwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
