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Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet (23 September 1749 – 24 July 1789) was a Welsh landowner, politician and patron of the arts. The Williams-Wynn baronets had been begun in 1688 by the politician Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet , but had inherited, in the time of the 3rd baronet, Sir Watkin's father, the estates of the Wynn ...
- 23 September 1749
- Robert Watkin Wynne
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27 de abr. de 2022 · Biographical Summary. Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Baronet [1688], of Wynnstay, 1st s. and h. by 2d wife, b. 1749 and suc. to the Baronetcy, 23 Sep. 1749; matric. at Oxford (Oriel Coll.), 9 May 1766, aged 17, and was a: D.C.L., 4 July 1771 ; was M.P. for Salop, 1772-74, and for Denbighshire, 1774 (four Paris.) till death in 1789.
The political life of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 4th baronet has traditionally been seen in line with Sir Lewis Namier's views of 18th-century politics and this article seeks to reinterpret his poli...
- N.G. Howe
- 2012
26 de jul. de 2007 · Several members of the family had an interest in the arts, and Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1749-1789), 4th baronet, was to be one of Wales's greatest patrons of the visual arts and music. Much of his collection is now housed at Amgueddfa Cymru. 'The great Sir Watkin'
Watkin Williams-Wynn may refer to several members of the Williams-Wynn family of Wynnstay, near Wrexham in Wales. Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet (1692–1749), MP for Denbighshire, 1716–1749 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet (1749–1789), MP for Shropshire, 1772–1774, and Denbighshire, 1774–1789, and Lord Lieutenant ...
The mansion eventually passed to a cousin of the Wynn baronet, Jane Thelwell, and her husband Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet who inherited the estate. Williams added the surname Wynn to his name, today the Wynn baronets are represented by the Williams-Wynn baronets .
