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Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet (c. 1692 – 26 September 1749) was a Welsh politician and landowner who sat in the British House of Commons from 1716 to 1749, when he died in office. A member of the Tory party, he was also a prominent Jacobite sympathiser.
History. Wynnstay Hall, near Wrexham, Wales. Former seat of the Wynns. The first baronet served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1680 to 1681. The second baronet represented Denbigh Boroughs in the House of Commons. [3] Sir Watkin, 3rd Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for Denbighshire and was a prominent Jacobite.
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1693-1749) 3rd baronet, assumed the name Wynn in 1719 on inheriting the estate of Wynnstay, Denbighshire, where he sat as MP almost uninterruptedly from 1716 until 1749. A Tory and a Jacobite, his popularity and wealth gave him great influence in the North of Wales.
Information. Related objects. Also known as. Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet. primary name: primary name: Williams, Watkin. other name: other name: (Sir) Williams-Wynn, Watkin. Details. individual; politician/statesman; British; Male. Life dates. 1692-1749. Biography. Of Wynnstay; 3rd baronet; MP for Denbighshire.
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet (c. 1692 – 26 September 1749) was a Welsh politician and landowner who sat in the British House of Commons from 1716 to 1749, when he died in office. A member of the Tory party, he was also a prominent Jacobite sympathiser.
14 de jul. de 2021 · Biographical Summary. Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Baronet [1688], of Wynnstay, co. Denbigh, formerly Watkin Williams, 1st s. and h. by 1st wife, was b. 1692 ; matric. at Oxford (Jesus Coll.), 18 Dec. 1710, aged 17, and was cr. D.C.L., 19 Aug. 1732; was M.P. for Denbighshire (six Paris.), June 1716 till death in 1749.
26 de jul. de 2007 · Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1693—1749), 3rd baronet, was the greatest landowner in Wales during the 1730s and 1740s, and a national leader of the Tory party in the House of Commons. He was the grandson of the politician Sir William Williams (1633/4—1700) who had acquired estates in Denbighshire and Shropshire.
