Family and Education
b. 1554, 1st s. of Maurice Wynn of Gwydir by his 1st w. Jane (Siân), and bro. of Ellis. educ. All Souls, Oxf. 1570, BA 1578; Furnival’s Inn 1572; I. Temple 1576. m. Sydney, da. of William Gerard I, 10s. 2da. suc. fa. 1580. Kntd. 1606. cr. Bt. 1611.Griffith, Peds. 281. Cal. Wynn Pprs. pp. 7, 12, 14.
Offices Held
Clerk of the peace, Caern. 1575; j.p. Caern., Merion. from c. 1580, Denb. from 1601; sheriff, Caern. 1587 – 88, 1602 – 03, Merion. 1588 – 89, 1600 – 01, Denb. Feb. – Nov. 1606; dep. Lt. Caern. 1587; member, council in the marches of Wales c. 1603; collector of royal loan, Caern. 1606, of aid 1614, farmer of escheat lands by 1615, custos rot. 1618, commr. for moneys raised for Ireland 1626.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Gwydir, Caern.
Volume
Commons 1558-1603
Web Title
WYNN, John (1554-1627)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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