John Wynne (1689–1718)
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John Wynne (1689–1718), of
Maenan Abbey Maenan Abbey (formally: The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and All Saints; alternatively: Abaty Maenan, or Maynan Abbey; now Maenan Abbey Hotel) was a monastic religious house located in Maenan, Conwy, Wales. It is situated near Llanrwst. Histor ...
and Melai,
Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, Flintshire to the east, Wrexham to the southeast, Powys to the south, and Gwynedd and Conwy to the west. Rhyl is the largest town, and Ruthi ...
, was a Welsh politician. He was the only son of William Wynne of Melai and educated at
Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship ...
. He was a common councilman for Denbigh from 1707 to his death, serving as mayor in 1712 and an alderman in 1715–16, 1717–18. He was pricked
High Sheriff of Denbighshire The first High Sheriff of Denbighshire was John Salusbury (died 1540s), John Salusbury, snr, appointed in 1540. The shrievalty of Denbighshire, together with that of Flintshire, continued until 1974 when it was abolished after the county and sh ...
for 1711–12 and was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbigh Boroughs from 1713 to 1715. He married in 1713, Sydney, the daughter of Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet and left a daughter, Jane, the mother of
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 ...
and the inheritor of the Maenan Abbey and Melai estates.


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1689 births 1718 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Denbighshire Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Mayors of places in Wales High sheriffs of Denbighshire Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies British MPs 1713–1715 {{Wales-GreatBritain-MP-stub