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==Biography== |
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[[File:Marie Emily d. of Sor Watkins Williams Wynn 8 (1256334).jpg|thumb|Marie Emily, wife of Watkins Williams Wynn]] |
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| ⚫ | Williams-Wynn was born at the family's London property,<ref>{{cite DWB|id=s2-WYNN-WYN-1600|title=Wynn family, of Wynnstay Ruabon|author1=Emyr Gwynne Jones|author2=Evan David Jones|author3=Brynley Francis Roberts|year=1959|access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref> the eldest son of [[Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet]], and his wife Lady Henrietta Antonia Clive, eldest daughter of [[Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis]].<ref name=Debrett>[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1881londuoft#page/240/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881]</ref> His brother-in-law, [[Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis]], inherited [[Powis Castle]] in Wales. He was educated at [[Westminster School]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]]. He was a [[cornet (military rank)|cornet]] in the 1st Life Guards in 1839 and a lieutenant in 1842. He succeeded his father to the [[Williams-Wynn baronets|baronetcy]] on 6 January 1840. He was also at [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]] and graduated MA in 1842.<ref name=Venn>{{acad|id=WN842WW|name=Wynn, Sir Watkin Williams}}</ref> |
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[[File:Marie Emily d. of Sor Watkins Williams Wynn 8 (1256334).jpg|thumb|Marie Emily wife of Watkins Williams Wynn]] |
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Williams-Wynn was elected [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Denbighshire]] in 1841 and held the seat until his death in 1885, aged 64. The seat had previously been held by his father, [[Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet|grandfather]] and [[Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet|great-grandfather]], all of whom were also named Watkin Williams-Wynn.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|d|2|date=March 2012}}</ref> |
Williams-Wynn was elected [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Denbighshire]] in 1841 and held the seat until his death in 1885, aged 64. The seat had previously been held by his father, [[Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet|grandfather]] and [[Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet|great-grandfather]], all of whom were also named Watkin Williams-Wynn.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|d|2|date=March 2012}}</ref> |
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Williams-Wynn was lieutenant colonel of the [[Montgomeryshire Yeomanry]] from 1844 to 1877 and of the [[1st Denbighshire Rifle Volunteers]] from 1862 until his death.<ref>''Army List''.</ref> He was [[aide-de-camp|ADC]] to [[ |
Williams-Wynn was lieutenant colonel of the [[Montgomeryshire Yeomanry]] from 1844 to 1877 and of the [[1st Denbighshire Rifle Volunteers]] from 1862 until his death.<ref>''Army List''.</ref> He was [[aide-de-camp|ADC]] to [[Queen Victoria]] in 1881. He hunted four days a week, having been appointed master of the hunt at 23.<ref name=Venn/> He was a director of the [[Great Western Railway]].<ref name=Debrett/> In 1845 he served as treasurer of the [[Royal Salop Infirmary|Salop Infirmary]] in [[Shrewsbury]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Keeling-Roberts|first=Margaret|title=In Retrospect: A Short History of The Royal Salop Infirmary|year=1981|publisher=North Shropshire Printing Company|page=xii|isbn=0-9507849-0-7}}</ref> |
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After [[Wynnstay]] was almost totally destroyed by fire in 1858, Sir Watkin rebuilt it between 1859 and 1865 on the same site, with Benjamin Ferrey as his architect. |
After [[Wynnstay]] was almost totally destroyed by fire in 1858, Sir Watkin rebuilt it between 1859 and 1865 on the same site, with Benjamin Ferrey as his architect. |
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Williams-Wynn married his cousin, Marie Emily Williams-Wynn, youngest daughter of Sir Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn, [[Knight Commander of the Bath|KCB]], on 28 April 1852. He had two daughters, Marie Nesta Williams Wynn (23 October 1868 – 26 January 1883) who is commemorated by a stained glass window at [[Ruabon]] parish church, and Louisa Alexandra Williams Wynn (1864–1911), the sole heiress of the Wynnstay estate, who also married her cousin, [[Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet|Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn]] (1860–1944), who succeeded him as the 7th baronet on his death in 1885.<ref name=Venn/> |
Williams-Wynn married his cousin, Marie Emily Williams-Wynn, youngest daughter of Sir Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn, [[Knight Commander of the Bath|KCB]], on 28 April 1852. He had two daughters, Marie Nesta Williams Wynn (23 October 1868 – 26 January 1883) who is commemorated by a stained glass window at [[Ruabon]] parish church, and Louisa Alexandra Williams Wynn (1864–1911), the sole heiress of the Wynnstay estate, who also married her cousin, [[Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet|Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn]] (1860–1944), who succeeded him as the 7th baronet on his death in 1885.<ref name=Venn/> |
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==Coat of arms== |
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|image = Arms of Williams-Wynn of Gray's Inn.svg |
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|escutcheon = Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Vert three eagles displayed in fesse or (Wynn), 2nd and 3rd, Argent two foxes counter-salient Gules the dexter surmounted of the sinister (Williams). |
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|crest = An eagle displayed or. |
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|motto = Eryr Eryror Eryri ''(The eagle of the eagles of Snowdon)''}} |
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| title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Denbighshire]] |
| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Denbighshire]] |
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| with = [[William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot|William Bagot]], to 1852 |
| with = [[William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot|William Bagot]], to 1852 |
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| with2 = [[Robert Myddelton Biddulph (1805–1872)|Robert Myddleton-Biddulph]], 1852–1868 |
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 10 September 2024
Lt-Col. Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet (22 May 1820 – 9 May 1885) was a Welsh Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1885.
Biography
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Williams-Wynn was born at the family's London property,[1] the eldest son of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet, and his wife Lady Henrietta Antonia Clive, eldest daughter of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis.[2] His brother-in-law, Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, inherited Powis Castle in Wales. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was a cornet in the 1st Life Guards in 1839 and a lieutenant in 1842. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy on 6 January 1840. He was also at Magdalene College, Cambridge and graduated MA in 1842.[3]
Williams-Wynn was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbighshire in 1841 and held the seat until his death in 1885, aged 64. The seat had previously been held by his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, all of whom were also named Watkin Williams-Wynn.[4]
Williams-Wynn was lieutenant colonel of the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry from 1844 to 1877 and of the 1st Denbighshire Rifle Volunteers from 1862 until his death.[5] He was ADC to Queen Victoria in 1881. He hunted four days a week, having been appointed master of the hunt at 23.[3] He was a director of the Great Western Railway.[2] In 1845 he served as treasurer of the Salop Infirmary in Shrewsbury.[6]
After Wynnstay was almost totally destroyed by fire in 1858, Sir Watkin rebuilt it between 1859 and 1865 on the same site, with Benjamin Ferrey as his architect.
Williams-Wynn married his cousin, Marie Emily Williams-Wynn, youngest daughter of Sir Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn, KCB, on 28 April 1852. He had two daughters, Marie Nesta Williams Wynn (23 October 1868 – 26 January 1883) who is commemorated by a stained glass window at Ruabon parish church, and Louisa Alexandra Williams Wynn (1864–1911), the sole heiress of the Wynnstay estate, who also married her cousin, Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn (1860–1944), who succeeded him as the 7th baronet on his death in 1885.[3]
Coat of arms
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References
[edit]- ^ Emyr Gwynne Jones; Evan David Jones; Brynley Francis Roberts (1959). "Wynn family, of Wynnstay Ruabon". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
- ^ a b c "Wynn, Sir Watkin Williams (WN842WW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
- ^ Army List.
- ^ Keeling-Roberts, Margaret (1981). In Retrospect: A Short History of The Royal Salop Infirmary. North Shropshire Printing Company. p. xii. ISBN 0-9507849-0-7.
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