Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough
The Lord 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 by | Sir John Wynn |
Succeeded by | Thomas Assheton Smith |
Member of the Great Britain Parliament for St Ives with: Adam Drummond | |
In office 1775–1780 | |
Preceded by | Adam Drummond William Praed |
Succeeded by | William Praed Abel Smith |
Member of the Great Britain Parliament for Beaumaris | |
In office 1796–1800 | |
Preceded by | Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn |
Succeeded by | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Member of Parliament for Beaumaris | |
In office 1801–1807 | |
Preceded by | Parliament of Great Britain |
Succeeded by | Edward Pryce Lloyd |
Personal details | |
Born | 1736 |
Died | 12 October 1807 (aged 68–69) |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | |
Parents | Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet |
Occupation | Politician, 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[]
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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:
- Thomas John Wynn, 2nd Baron Newborough (3 April 1802 – 15 November 1832)
- Spencer Bulkeley Wynn, 3rd Baron Newborough (23 May 1803 – 1 November 1888)[3]
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "WYNN, Thomas (1736-1807), of Glynnllivon, Caern. ". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ 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.
- 1736 births
- 1807 deaths
- Barons in the Peerage of Ireland
- Peers of Ireland created by George III
- British MPs 1761–1768
- British MPs 1768–1774
- British MPs 1774–1780
- British MPs 1796–1800
- Lord-Lieutenants of Caernarvonshire
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Welsh constituencies
- UK MPs 1801–1802
- UK MPs 1802–1806
- UK MPs 1806–1807
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for St Ives
- Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge