Thomas John Wynn, 2nd Baron Newborough (3 April 1802 – 15 November 1832) was a British peer. Plas Glynllifon

Background

Newborough was the elder son of

Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough (1736 – 12 October 1807),Harris & Hradsky, p. 47. known as Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet, from 1773 to 1776, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1807. Career Wynn was the ...

of Glynllifon, and Maria Stella Petronilla, formally daughter of Lorenzo Chiappini but maybe a member of the

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. He was educated at

Rugby School Rugby School is a Public school (United Kingdom), private boarding school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independ ...

and

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church (, the temple or house, ''wikt:aedes, ædes'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by Henry V ...

Political career

Newborough succeeded his father in the barony in 1807. However, as this was an

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it did not entitle him to a seat in the

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. He was instead elected to the

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for

Carnarvonshire Caernarfonshire (; , ), previously spelled Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales. Geography The county ...

in 1826, a seat he held until 1830.

Personal life

Lord Newborough died in November 1832, aged 30. He was unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother,

Spencer Bulkeley Wynn, 3rd Baron Newborough Spencer Bulkeley Wynn, 3rd Baron Newborough (23 May 1803 – 1 November 1888) was Deputy Lieutenant of Carnarvon from 1846 and High Sheriff of Anglesey in 1847. Background He was the son of Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough and Maria Stel ...

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* 1802 births 1832 deaths Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Welsh constituencies UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs who inherited peerages Place of birth missing People educated at Rugby School Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Hereditary peers elected to the House of Commons {{Wales-UK-MP-stub