The Conway Baronetcy, of Bodrythan in the County of Flint, was a title in the
Baronetage of England
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain.
Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
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. It was created on 25 July 1660 for
Henry Conway, subsequently
Member of Parliament
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for
Flintshire
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. He was a descendant of John Conway, whose brother Edward was the ancestor of the
Earls of Conway. The second Baronet represented both Flintshire and
Flint
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in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1721.
[George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 3'' 1900]
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Conway baronets, of Bodrythan (1660)
* Sir Henry Conway, 1st Baronet (1635–1669)
*Sir John Conway, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Conway, 2nd Baronet (c. 1662 – 1721) of Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1721.
Early life
Conway was the eldest son of Sir Henry ...
(–1721)
See also
*Earl of Conway
The Earl of Conway was an aristocratic title in the Peerage of England. The earldom was created in 1679 for Edward Conway, 3rd Viscount Conway (c.1623-1683), subsequently Secretary of State for the Northern Department. When Edward Conway died i ...
References
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England