Sir Henry Conway, 1st Baronet (1630–1669) was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the

House of Commons of England The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was re ...

from 1661 to 1669. Conway was the son of William Conway of Bodrythan, Flintshire and his wife Lucy Mostyn, daughter of Thomas Mostyn of Rhyd. He was Sheriff of Flintshire from 1656 to 1657. He was created a

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on 25 July 1660. In 1661, he was elected Member of Parliament for

Flintshire Flintshire () is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, the Dee Estuary to the north-east, the English county of Cheshire to the east, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbighshire to the west. ...

in the

Cavalier Parliament The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. With the exception of the Long Parliament, it was the longest-lasting English Parliament, and longer than any Great British or UK Parliament to date, enduring ...

.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 3'' 1900
/ref> Conway died at the age of about 39. Conway married Mary Lloyd, daughter of Richard Lloyd of Esclusham, Denbighshire. He was succeeded by his son

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1630 births 1669 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales 17th-century Welsh politicians Baronets in the Baronetage of England High sheriffs of Flintshire English MPs 1661–1679 17th-century Welsh landowners {{England-baronet-stub