George Gwynne (c. 1623 – 1673) was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1654 and 1660. Gwynne was the son of David Gwynne and his wife Joan Morgan daughter of George Morgan of Itton, Monmouthshire. He inherited Pencoyd Castle Monmouthshire from his uncle Christopher Morgan.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> In April1654, he was elected

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for Radnorshire in the

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. He was a J P for Radnorshire in 1655. In 1656, he was re-elected MP for Radnorshire for the

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. In 1660, Gwynne was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in the Convention Parliament. He was one of those nominated for the

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award in 1660. He was listed as one of the Justices of the Peace for Breconshire in 1666.

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1623 births 1673 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales Year of birth uncertain People from Radnorshire English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1660 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub