Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet (1588 – 19 July 1649) was a Welsh courtier and politician who sat in the
House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1649.
Biography
Wynn was the second and eldest surviving son of
Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet
Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet (1553 – 1 March 1627), was a Welsh baronet, Member of Parliament and antiquary.
Life
He was the son of Morys Wynn ap John, whom he succeeded in 1580, inheriting Gwydir Castle in Carnarvonshire. John was educated at ...
, and his wife Sidney, daughter of
William Gerard
Sir William Gerard (1518–1581) was an Elizabethan statesman, who had a distinguished record of government service in England, Wales and most notably in Ireland. He sat in the House of Commons for Chester for many years, and was Vice-President ...
,
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
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. He was a
Member of Parliament for
Caernarvonshire
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in 1614. He was
Groom of the Bedchamber
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to
Charles, Prince of Wales
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, from 1617 to 1625. He unsuccessfully contested Caernarvonshire in 1621 but in the same election he returned as MP for
Ilchester
Ilchester is a village and civil parish, situated on the River Yeo or Ivel, five miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset. Originally a Roman town, and later a market town, Ilchester has a rich medieval history and was a notabl ...
.
Wynn accompanied Prince Charles on his
voyage to Spain in 1623 and wrote an account of the journey, published by
Thomas Hearne in 1729. He describes the costumes of Spanish country people and aristocrats.
''Historia vitae et regni Ricardi II'' (Oxford, 1729), pp. 297-241
/ref> In 1625, he was elected MP for Ilchester again. He was also appointed treasurer to Queen Henrietta Maria. He inherited the baronetcy
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after the death of his father in 1627. In 1629, he was once again groom of the bedchamber to Charles (now crowned King Charles I) and Henrietta Maria. He established the Gwydir chapel in Llanrwst church and had a bridge built over the River Conwy in 1633.
In April 1640, Wynn was elected MP for Andover
Andover may refer to:
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, for Newton and for Bodmin
Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor.
The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordered ...
in the Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that was summoned by King Charles I of England on the 20th of February 1640 and sat from 13th of April to the 5th of May 1640. It was so called because of its short life of only three weeks.
Aft ...
and chose to sit for Andover. He was elected MP for Liverpool for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He sat in parliament until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England.
Despite defeat in the ...
and died a few months later in 1649.
He married Anne, daughter of Sir Francis D'Arcy of Isleworth and Katherine Legh, but had no issue. The baronetcy passed to his brother Owen
Owen may refer to:
Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin.
Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born.
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.
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Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales
Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Liverpool
English MPs 1614
English MPs 1621–1622
English MPs 1625
English MPs 1640 (April)
English MPs 1640–1648