Henry Wynn (c. 1602 – 27 July 1671) was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1624 and 1671. Wynn was the son of

Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet (1553 – 1 March 1627), was a Welsh baronet, Member of Parliament and antiquary. Life He was the son of Morys Wynn ap John, whom he succeeded in 1580, inheriting Gwydir Castle in Carnarvonshire. John was educated a ...

of Gwydir. He was admitted to

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in November 1618.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> In 1624 he was elected

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for

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and was re-elected in 1625. He was called to the bar in 1629. In April 1640, Wynn was elected MP for Merioneth again in the

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. In 1661, Wynn was elected MP for Merioneth in the

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and sat until his death in 1671. Wynn died at the age of 69 and is commemorated by a monument in Wynnstay Chapel, Ruabon Church. Wynn married Jane Lloyd, daughter of Ellis Lloyd of Rhiwgogh.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Wynn, Henry 1602 births 1671 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1661–1679 17th-century Welsh politicians