Conway Baronets
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The Conway Baronetcy, of Bodrythan in the County of Flint, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 25 July 1660 for Henry Conway, subsequently Member of Parliament
for Flintshire
. He was a descendant of John Conway, whose brother Edward was the ancestor of the Earls of Conway
. The second Baronet represented both Flintshire and Flint in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1721.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Flintshire
Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in North-East Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.- Boundaries :...
. He was a descendant of John Conway, whose brother Edward was the ancestor of the Earls of Conway
Earl of Conway
Earl of Conway was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1679 for Edward Conway, 3rd Viscount Conway, subsequently Secretary of State for the Northern Department. The Conway family descended from Sir John Conway, Governor of Ostend. His son Edward Conway served as Secretary of State...
. The second Baronet represented both Flintshire and Flint in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1721.
Conway Baronets, of Bodrythan (1660)
- Sir Henry Conway, 1st Baronet (1635–1669)
- Sir John Conway, 2nd Baronet (c. 1663–1721)