Griffith Bodwrda (1621–1677) was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1656 and 1660. Bodwrda was the son of Hugh Bodwrda of Bodwrda Carnarvonshire. Before 1646 he was granted the Wine Licence Office which had an income of £300 pa. He was also appointed Receiver of the First Fruits worth £200 pa and was Keeper of the Records of the Court of Common Pleas in 1656. W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> In 1656 Bodwrda was elected

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for

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in the

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. He was elected MP for

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in 1659 for the

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. In 1660, Bodwrda was re-elected MP for Beaumaris in the Convention Parliament. In October 1660 he was ordered by King Charles II to see to the dismantling of

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and in 1666 he was charged with providing protection to refugees from the Great Fire of London who were displaced to Islington.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodwrda, Griffith 1621 births 1677 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales People from Anglesey 17th-century Welsh politicians English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 Members of the Parliament of England for Beaumaris