Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet (31 July 1673 – 5 May 1739), of Mostyn Hall, Holywell, Flintshire, was a Welsh

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politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons for 25 years from 1701 to 1735.

Early life

Mostyn was born on 31 July 1673, in

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, north Wales. He was the eldest son of

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, of

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, and his wife Bridget Savage, daughter and heiress of Darcy Savage of Leighton,

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. He

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on 10 February 1690, aged 15. On the death of his father in 1692, he inherited his

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and estates. Although the estates were extensive and with a good income, his extravagance and love of horse racing led him into financial difficulties and he needed to make a good marriage. He married Lady Essex Finch, the daughter of

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(with £7,000) on 20 July 1703.

Career

Mostyn was appointed Sheriff of Caernarvonshire for 1701. He was a Tory and a supported his father in law

before and after his marriage. At the second general election of 1701 he stood for Parliament at two seats. He was defeated in a contest at

, but was returned unopposed as

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(MP) for

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. In August 1702, he was returned unopposed for

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and also elected MP for Cheshire, which he chose to represent. He was appointed Constable of Flint Castle in 1702. He voted for tacking on the Occasional Conformity Bill to the Land-tax Bill in 1705 and this may have led to the loss of his seat and office of Constable. At the 1705 general election he was defeated in the poll at Cheshire but could fall back on the seat at Flint Boroughs where he was returned unopposed. He was returned unopposed for Flintshire in

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and 1710 and in 1711, he was appointed paymaster of the marines. He voted against the articles of commerce in 1713. At the

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, he was returned at Flint Boroughs. He was one of the four tellers of the exchequer from 30 December 1714 until 22 June 1716. He was also

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from 1714 to 1717. Mostyn was appointed Constable of Flint Castle again in 1715 and held the post until he passed it on to his son in 1728. At the 1715 general election, he was returned unopposed for Flintshire. He voted against the

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in 1719. He was returned unopposed again for Flintshire in 1722 and

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. In 1727, he was re-appointed Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire and retained the post until his death in 1739. He voted against Walpole's

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in 1733, and having opposed the Septennial Bill, supported the motion for its repeal in 1734. He retired from Parliament at the

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. In consideration of his services and the expenses he incurred as paymaster of the marines, he was allowed a sum of £300 for eight years. There is also among the 'Treasury Papers' a dormant warrant in favour of Mostyn as controller of the fines for the counties of Chester, Flint, and Carnarvon, dated 31 July 1704.

Death and legacy

Mostyn died on 5 May 1739, at his seat in Carnarvonshire and was buried at Llanrhos, Caernarvonshire. By his wife, who died of smallpox on 23 May 1721, he had six sons and six daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son,

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, with the death of whose grandson Thomas in 1831 the baronetcy became extinct. Three of his other sons were unmarried:

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was a

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was a vice-admiral in the

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, and John Mostyn was an officer in the

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and a Member of Parliament. His daughter Essex Mostyn (died 7 December 1764) married Robert Ker, second Duke of Roxburghe, and had issue.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mostyn, Roger 3rd Bt 1673 births 1739 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies British MPs 1707–1708 British MPs 1708–1710 British MPs 1710–1713 British MPs 1713–1715 British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 High Sheriffs of Caernarvonshire English MPs 1701–1702 English MPs 1702–1705 English MPs 1705–1707