Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough

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Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough (Nathaniel Hone the Elder,1766)
Member of the Great Britain Parliament
for Caernarvonshire
In office
1761–1774
Preceded bySir John Wynn
Succeeded byThomas Assheton Smith
Member of the Great Britain Parliament
for St Ives
with: Adam Drummond
In office
1775–1780
Preceded byAdam Drummond
William Praed
Succeeded byWilliam Praed
Abel Smith
Member of the Great Britain Parliament
for Beaumaris
In office
1796–1800
Preceded bySir Watkin Williams-Wynn
Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament
for Beaumaris
In office
1801–1807
Preceded byParliament of Great Britain
Succeeded byEdward Pryce Lloyd
Personal details
Born1736
Died12 October 1807 (aged 68–69)
Spouse(s)
Lady Catherine Perceval
(m. 1766; died 1782)
(m. 1786)
Children
ParentsSir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet
OccupationPolitician, peer

Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough (1736 – 12 October 1807),[1] 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.

Wynn was the son of Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet. He went to Italy on the "Grand Tour" in 1759–60.[1] He sat as a Member of Parliament for Carnarvonshire from 1761 to 1774, for St Ives from 1775 to 1780 and for Beaumaris from 1796 to 1807 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Carnarvonshire between 1761 and 1781. Wynn succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1773 and in 1776 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Newborough, of Newborough.[2]

Marriages and children[]

Plas Glynllifon - seat of the Lords Newborough

Lord Newborough married, firstly, Lady Catherine, daughter of John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, in 1766. The couple had one child:

  • Hon. John Wynn (27 April 1772 – 18 December 1800)

After Lady Catherine's death in 1782, Lord Newborough married, secondly, Maria Stella Petronilla, daughter of Lorenzo Chiappini, in 1786; Maria Stella was born at Modigliana, near Forlì (Italy), in 1773. The couple had two sons:

Lord Newborough died in October 1807 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son from his second marriage, Thomas. Lady Newborough later remarried and died in 1843.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b John Harris; Robert Hradsky; Sir John Soane's Museum (15 June 2007). A passion for building: the amateur architect in England 1650-1850. Sir John Soane's Museum & National Tour. p. 47. ISBN 9780954904166.
  2. ^ "WYNN, Thomas (1736-1807), of Glynnllivon, Caern. ". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ Thomas Nicholas (1872). Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales, Containing a Record of All Ranks of the Gentry, Their Lineage, Alliances, Appointments, Armorial Ensigns, and Residences ... Longmans. p. 358.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir John Wynn
Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire
1761–1774
Succeeded by
Thomas Assheton Smith
Preceded by
Adam Drummond
William Praed
Member of Parliament for St Ives
1775–1780
With: Adam Drummond
Succeeded by
William Praed
Abel Smith
Preceded by
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn
Member of Parliament for Beaumaris
1796–1800
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Beaumaris
18011807
Succeeded by
Edward Pryce Lloyd
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Earl of Cholmondeley
Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire
1761–1781
Succeeded by
The Viscount Bulkeley
Preceded by
Sir John Wynn, Bt
Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire
1773–1781
Peerage of Ireland
New creation Baron Newborough
1776–1807
Succeeded by
Thomas John Wynn
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
John Wynn
Baronet
(of Bodvean)
1773–1807
Succeeded by
Thomas John Wynn
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