WYNDHAM, John (1648-1724), of The Close, Salisbury and Norrington, Wilts.

Family and Education

b. 2 Mar. 1648, 1st s. of Sir Wadham Wyndham, j.K.b. Nov. 1660-8, of Ilton, Som. and St. Edmund’s College, Salisbury by Barbara, da. of Sir George Clerke, Grocer, of London and Watford, Northants.; bro. of Thomas Wyndham III and William Wyndham. educ. Salisbury Cathedral sch.; L. Inn, entered 1661, called 1668; Wadham, Oxf. 1663-5. m. lic. 13 Jan. 1674, Alice, da. of Thomas Fownes of Steepleton Iwerne, Dorset, 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. 1668.Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 2), iv. 55, 78; Wilts. Arch. Mag. xliv. 185; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1488.

Offices Held

Commr. for assessment, Wilts. 1673 – 77, Wilts. and Salisbury 1677 – 80, 1689 – 90; j.p. Wilts. 1677–?d., col. of militia 1681 – ?89, dep. lt. 1683 – ?89, mayor, Poole 1683 – Dec. 1688; commr. for rebels’ estates, Wilts. 1686, sheriff Mar.-Nov. 1689.Hutchins, Dorset, i. 34; Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 546.

Parlimentarian

WYNDHAM, John (1648-1724), of The Close, Salisbury and Norrington, Wilts.

Main residences: The Close, Salisbury; Norrington, Wilts.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

No

Addresses

Religion