Constituency Dates
Christchurch 22 Feb. 1724 – 1727
Wells 1727 – 18 Apr. 1729
Family and Education
b. ?1698, 1st s. of Francis Gwyn and bro. of Francis Gwyn. educ. Ch. Ch. Oxf. 9 Dec. 1713, aged 15; M. Temple 22 July 1714. unm. suc. fa. 1734.
Address
Main residences: Llansannor, Glam.; Forde Abbey, Dorset.
biography text

The ‘great confident’ and correspondent of Hearne, the Oxford antiquary, Gwyn devoted much of his time to antiquarian matters, including the collection of material for a history of Devonshire.1HMC Portland, vii. 234; Hearne, Colls. (Oxf. Hist. Soc.), vi. 95; ix. 360 and passim. He succeeded his father as a Tory at Christchurch in 1724, and again at Wells in 1727, but was unseated on petition two years later. He died c. June 1736.2PCC Admon. Act Bk. 1736.

Author
E.C.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Notes
  • 1. HMC Portland, vii. 234; Hearne, Colls. (Oxf. Hist. Soc.), vi. 95; ix. 360 and passim.
  • 2. PCC Admon. Act Bk. 1736.