Henry Wynn was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 at various times between 1624 and 1671.

Wynn was the son of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet

Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet

Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet , Welsh baronet, Member of Parliament and antiquary, was the son of Morys Wynn ap John. He claimed to be directly descended from the princes of Gwynedd through Rhodri ab Owain son of Owain Gwynedd. However, this claim is disputed in a publication of 1884 entitled...

 of Gwydir

Gwydir Castle

Gwydir Castle is situated in the Conwy valley, North Wales, a mile to the west of the ancient market town of Llanrwst and to the south of the large village of Trefriw...

 . He was admitted to Inner Temple

Inner Temple

The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...

 in November 1618. In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Merioneth

Merioneth (UK Parliament constituency)

Merioneth, sometimes called Merionethshire, was a constituency in North Wales established in 1542, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament, and later to the Parliament of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom...

 and was re-elected in 1625. He was called to the bar in 1629.

In April 1640, Wynn was elected MP for Merioneth again in the Short Parliament

Short Parliament

The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....

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In 1661, Wynn was elected MP for Merioneth in the Cavalier Parliament

Cavalier Parliament

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 and sat until his death in 1671.

Wynn died at the age of 69 and is commemorated by a monument in Wynnstay Chapel, Ruabon Church.

Wynn married Jane Lloyd, daughter of Ellis Lloyd

Ellis Lloyd (of Rhiwgogh)

Ellis LLoyd was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614.Lloyd was the son of Robert Lloyd of Rhiwgoch and his wife Margaret Nanney, daughter of Hugh Nanney of Nannau, Dolgelly. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Merioneth....

of Rhiwgogh.