George Gwynne was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 at various times between 1654 and 1660.

Gwynne was the son of David Gwynne and his wife Joan Morgan daughter of George Morgan of Itton, Monmouthshire. He inherited Pencoyd Castle Monmouthshire from his uncle Christopher Morgan. In April1654, he was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Radnorshire

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 in the First Protectorate Parliament

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. He was a J P

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 for Radnorshire in 1655. In 1656, he was re-elected MP for Radnorshire for the Second Protectorate Parliament

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In 1660, Gwynne was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in the Convention Parliament. He was one of those nominated for the Knight of the Royal Oak award in 1660. He was listed as one of the Justices of the Peace for Breconshire in 1666.