Charles John Kemeys Tynte or Charles Kemeys-Tynte FRS (9 April 1800 — 16 September 1882) was an English

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politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1832 and 1865. Tynte was the son of Charles Kemeys Kemeys-Tynte, and his wife Anne Leyson. He was

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of the West Somerset Yeomanry and was appointed

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of the Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry militia on 4 January 1849. He commanded the regiment until his retirement in 1862. He was also elected a

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in 1834. At the 1832 general election, Tynte was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He held the seat until 1837. In 1847 he was elected MP for

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. He held the seat until 1865. Tynte died at the age of 82. Tynte married Elizabeth Swinnerton (daughter of Thomas Swinnerton) on 18 July 1820. He married again, to Vincentia Brabazon (daughter of Wallop Brabazon) on 15 Apr 1841 in Leamington Priors.

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