Charles Kemeys Kemeys Tynte or Charles Kemeys Kemeys-Tynte (29 May 1778 – 22 November 1860) was an English Whig politician who sat in the

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from 1820 to 1837.

Life

Tynte was the son of Colonel John Johnson, who assumed the surname of Kemeys Tynte or Kemeys-Tynte, and his wife Jane Hassell, who was the niece of Sir Charles Tynte, 5th Baronet. He was educated at

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and

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. He lived at Halsewell House, Somerset and Kevanmably Glamorganshire and was a colonel of the West Somerset Cavalry.John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank: but uninvested with heritable honours, Volume 4'' 1838
/ref> In 1820, Tynte was elected member of parliament for

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. He held the seat until 1837. Tynte Street, North Adelaide was named after this man on 23 May 1837. Tynte died at the age of 82.

Family

Tynte married Anne Leyson, daughter of Rev. Thomas Leyson of

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. Their son Charles John Kemeys-Tynte was MP for

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and later for Bridgewater.

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* 1778 births 1860 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1835–1837 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub