Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet
Williams-Wynn as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, June 1873
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet (22 May 1820 – 9 May 1885) was a Welsh Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1885.
Williams-Wynn was born in London, the eldest son of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet and his wife Lady Henrietta Antonia Clive, eldest daughter of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis.[1] He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was a cornet in the 1st Life Guards in 1839 and a lieutenant in 1842. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 6 Jan 1840. He was awarded MA from Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1842.[2]
Williams-Wynn was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbighshire in 1841 and held the seat until his death in 1885, aged 64. The seat had previously been held by his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, all of whom were also named Watkin Williams-Wynn.[3]
Williams-Wynn was lieutenant colonel of the Montgomery-Yeomanry from 1844 to 1877 and of the Denbighshire Rifle Volunteers from 1862 to 1885. He was A.D.C. to Queen Victoria in 1881. He hunted four days a week.[2]
Williams-Wynn married his cousin, Marie Emily Williams-Wynn, youngest daughter of Sir Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn, K.C.B, on 28 April 1852. He was succeeded by his nephew, Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
- ^ a b c Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds (1922–1958). "Wynn, Sir Watkin Williams". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Baronetage page.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hugh Cholmondeley and William Bagot |
Member of Parliament for Denbighshire with William Bagot, to 1852; Robert Myddleton-Biddulph, 1852–1868; George Osborne Morgan, from 1868 1841–1885 |
Succeeded by George Osborne Morgan and Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Watkin Williams-Wynn |
Baronet (of Gray's Inn) 1840–1885 |
Succeeded by Herbert Williams-Wynn |
- 1820 births
- 1885 deaths
- Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Welsh constituencies
- British Life Guards officers
- UK MPs 1837–1841
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- UK MPs 1847–1852
- UK MPs 1852–1857
- UK MPs 1857–1859
- UK MPs 1859–1865
- UK MPs 1865–1868
- UK MPs 1868–1874
- UK MPs 1874–1880
- UK MPs 1880–1885
- Directors of the Great Western Railway
