Robert Wynne ( c. 1661 – 1743) was a

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cleric and academic.

Life

Wynne, from Llanfawr,

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, was the eldest son of Robert Wynne (a canon of

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and

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of Llanddeiniolen and Llaniestyn) and his wife Catherine Madryn, heiress of

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). The youngest son of that marriage was William Wynne. Robert Wynne (the younger) was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, as his father and brother had been. He matriculated on 9 March 1677 at the age of 16, and took his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1680. He became a Fellow of the college in 1681, and held this position until 1691. He obtained a Master of Arts degree in 1691, a

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degree in 1691 and a

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degree in 1695. After his ordination, he became vicar of

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in 1690. In the following year, he became rector of Llanfyllin,

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and of Llanuwchlyn, Merionethshire, later becoming vicar of

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(1702) and of

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(1711), both also in Merionethshire. In 1719, he was appointed to the

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position of rector of

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, Montgomeryshire. From 1690 until his death in 1743, he was chancellor of the diocese of St Asaph, in succession to his uncle, Hugh Wynne. He became a canon of

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in 1691 and chancellor of the cathedral in 1693. During his life, he was a supporter of the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge and of the charity school movement.

References

1660s births 1743 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford 17th-century Welsh Anglican priests 18th-century Welsh Anglican priests People from Caernarfonshire People from Merionethshire {{Christian-clergy-stub