The Lord Newborough | |
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%252C_by_Nathaniel_Hone.jpg.webp) 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) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | |
| Parent | 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.
Career
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.[2] He served as Lord Lieutenant of Carnarvonshire between 1761 and 1781 and raised and commanded the Carnarvon Militia.[2][3][4] 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.[3]
Marriages and children
Lord Newborough married, firstly, Lady Catherine, daughter of John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, in 1766. The couple had one child:[3]
- Hon. John Wynn (27 April 1772 – 18 December 1800)
After Lady Catherine's death in 1782, Lord Newborough married, secondly, thirteen-year-old 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:[3]
- Thomas John Wynn, 2nd Baron Newborough (3 April 1802 – 15 November 1832)
- Spencer Bulkeley Wynn, 3rd Baron Newborough (23 May 1803 – 1 November 1888)[5]
Lord Newborough died in October 1807 and was succeeded in his titles by his elder son from his second marriage, Thomas. Lady Newborough later remarried and died in 1843.[3]
Notes
References
- Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.
- 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. ISBN 9780954904166.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- 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.
- Bryn Owen, History of the Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps 1757–1908: 1: Anglesey and Caernarfonshire, Caernarfon: Palace Books, 1989, ISBN 1-871904-00-5.