Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet (1592–1660) was a Welsh baronet. He was the son of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet. According to records, Owen Gwinn was a sea captain that came to
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in 1611. He inherited his title after the death of his brother Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet in the summer of 1649. He married Grace Williams, daughter of Hugh Williams, and niece of
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. Owen was succeeded at Gwydir by his son
Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet (1625–1674) was a Welsh landowner who was Sheriff of Caernarvonshire and twice a member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency), the same county. Biography Sir Richard succeeded his father S ...
in 1660.


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References

* **''D.N.B.,'' lxiii; ''Cal. Wynn (of Gwydir) Papers,'' passim; ''Clenennau Letters,'' i, Introduction **''Hist. Gwydir Family,'' passim; W. R. Williams, ''Parl. Hist. of Wales,'' passim **E. Breeze, ''Kalendars of Gwynedd,'' passim; ''Cymm.,'' xxxviii **''The Welsh Review,'' v, 187–191; ''Trans. Caern. Hist. Soc.,'' 1939, 37–46; J. E. Griffith, ''Pedigrees,'' 280–1 **E. G. Jones, 'The Caernarvonshire Squires, 1558–1625' (unpublished M.A. thesis, University of Wales).


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* 1592 births 1660 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England People educated at Eton College People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge House of Cunedda High sheriffs of Caernarvonshire High sheriffs of Denbighshire {{Wales-bio-stub