Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet

Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet (1588 – 19 July 1649) was a Welsh courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1649.

[1] Wynn accompanied Prince Charles on his voyage to Spain in 1623 and wrote an account of the journey, published by Thomas Hearne in 1729.

He established the Gwydir chapel in Llanrwst church and had a bridge built over the River Conwy in 1633.

He sat in parliament until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge and died a few months later in 1649.

He married Anne, daughter of Sir Francis D'Arcy of Isleworth and Katherine Legh, but had no issue.

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