Richard Wynne MP (1588 - 1649)

Born 1588 in Wales

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Biography

Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet (1588 – 19 July 1649) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1649.

Wynn was the second and eldest surviving son of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet and his wife Sydney Gerard. He was educated at Lincoln's Inn. He entered Lord Chamberlain's service in 1608 and was a Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire in 1614. He was Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles, Prince of Wales, from 1617 to 1625. He unsuccessfully contested for Caernarvonshire in 1621, when he was defeated by John Griffith of Cefn Amwlch, marking the eclipse of the political influence of Gwydir in the county. However, in the same election he returned as MP for Ilchester

In April 1640, Wynn was elected MP for Andover, for Newton and for Bodmin in the Short Parliament and chose to sit for Andover He was elected MP for Liverpool for the Long Parliament in November 1640. Despite his close connections with the royal family, he showed no eagerness to waste his estates in the king's service during the English Civil War and sat in parliament until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge. He died a few months later in 1649.

Wynn married Anne Darcy, daughter and coheiress of Sir Francis Darcy in 1618. There were no children and the baronetcy and estates fell to his brother Owen Wynn (1592–1660). ^[1]

Research Notes

1674 Park. Richard Anwill to Sir Richard Wynn. The writer and his nephew, Lewis Anwill, will maintain the ancient friendship which has continued for ages between their ancestors. Respecting Sir Richard’s complaint that a servant of Lewis Anwill brought his dogs into Penmachno or Dolewethelan mountains and destroyed his game, the servant was employed to train setters. If the fellow is culpable, he shall be checked in a very high degree for his misdemeanours.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Richard Wynn 2nd Baronet Wynn Wikipedia
2. ↑ Calendar of Wynn (of Gwydir) papers, 1515-1690, in the National library of Wales and elsewhere by National Library of Wales Publication date 1926 Page 409

• [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/wynn-richard-1588-1649 History of Parliament online: WYNN, Richard (c.1588-1649), of Brentford House, Isleworth, Mdx.; The Strand, Westminster and Gwydir, Caern