Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet (September 1701 – 14 February 1773), of

Glynllifon Glynllifon is the name of the old estate which belonged to the Barons Newborough, near the village of Llandwrog on the main A499 road between Pwllheli and Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales. The original mansion was until recently a privately owned ...

and Bodvean, Caernarvonshire and Melai,

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...

was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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between 1740 and 1768.

Early life

Wynn was the eldest son of

Sir Thomas Wynn, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Wynn, 1st Baronet (1677–1749) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1749. Personal life Wynn was born in March 1677, the eldest son of Griffith Wynn of Bodvean and his wife Catherine Vaughan, daughter ...

and his wife Frances Glynn. He was admitted at Queens' College, Cambridge on 17 June 1720. Before 1735, he married Jane Wynne, daughter of John Wynne, MP, of Melai, Denbigh and Maenan, Caernarvon and his wife Sydney Wynn, sister of

Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet (c. 169226 September 1749) was a Welsh politician and landowner who sat in the British House of Commons from 1716 to 1749, when he died in office. A member of the Tory party, he was also a prominent Jacobi ...

Career

Wynn was surveyor general of mines in North Wales, constable of

Caernarvon Castle Caernarfon Castle ( cy, Castell Caernarfon ) – often anglicised as Carnarvon Castle or Caernarvon Castle – is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic envir ...

, forester of Snowdon and steward of Bardsey from 1727 to 1761. He was appointed

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for the year 1732 to 1733. Wynn was returned as

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(MP) for Caernarvonshire at a by-election on 2 January 1740. At the

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he was returned instead for Denbigh Boroughs in a contest, followed by lengthy petition proceedings, which were ultimately decided in his favour. He was Deputy Cofferer of the Household from January to December 1743 and Deputy treasurer of Chelsea Hospital between 1741 and 1754. As the Chelsea Hospital post became incompatible with a seat in Parliament, he did not stand at the

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. He succeeded his father to the

baronetcy A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...

on 13 April 1749. At the

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Wynn was returned as MP for Caernarvonshire again. He was appointed

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in 1756. At the

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he was returned for

Caernarvon Boroughs Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. The constituency was created in 1536 as a District of Boroughs, represented in ...

. He did not stand in

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Later life and legacy

Wynn died on 14 February 1773, leaving four sons and three daughters, including: *

Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough (1736 – 12 October 1807),Harris & Hradsky, p. 47. known as Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet, from 1773 to 1776, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1807. Career Wynn was the ...

(1736–1807) who succeeded to the baronetcy and became

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Glyn Wynn Glyn Wynn (c. 1739–1793) was a Welsh soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons for 22 years from 1768 to 1790. Early life and army Wynn was the son of Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet and his wife Sydney Williams-Wynn, daughter of Sir Wa ...

(c. 1739–1793), MP for Caernarvon Boroughs

References

1701 births 1773 deaths Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain British MPs 1734–1741 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies High Sheriffs of Caernarvonshire {{Wales-GreatBritain-MP-stub