Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet
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Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet (1713 – 1 July 1777) was a Welsh
politician and landowner.
Glynne was the third son of Sir Stephen Glynne, 4th Baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy after the successive deaths of his father and elder brothers in 1729 and 1730. In November of the latter year, he matriculated from The Queen's College, Oxford
.
In 1731, he married the heiress Honora Conway, by which match he almost doubled his estates at Hawarden
. They had thirteen children:
Sir John stood as Member of Parliament
for Flint in 1734, but was defeated after spending £35,000 on the election. However, in 1741, he was elected MP for Flintshire
, which he represented until 1747.
In 1751, Glynne was High Sheriff of Flintshire
, and in 1752, built Hawarden Castle
on his estate. He was returned to Parliament again for Flint in 1753, and represented that constituency for the rest of his life. He was made a D.C.L.
by Oxford in 1763. His wife Honora died in 1769, and Glynne remarried on 27 March 1772 to Augusta Beaumont, by whom he had no children. He died suddenly in 1777, and was succeeded by his son, Rev. Stephen, his elder son John Conway Glynne having died in 1773.
Wales
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politician and landowner.
Glynne was the third son of Sir Stephen Glynne, 4th Baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy after the successive deaths of his father and elder brothers in 1729 and 1730. In November of the latter year, he matriculated from The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
.
In 1731, he married the heiress Honora Conway, by which match he almost doubled his estates at Hawarden
Hawarden
Hawarden is a village in Flintshire, North Wales. Hawarden forms part of the Deeside conurbation on the Welsh/English border. At the 2001 Census, the population of Hawarden Ward was 1,858...
. They had thirteen children:
- a son, died young
- John Conway Glynne (d. 7 May 1773), m. S. Crewe
- Honora Glynne, died unmarried
- Sophia Glynne, married John Yorke of Bewerley, without surviving issue
- Penelope Glynne, married Sir William Earle Welby, 1st Baronet
- Catherine Glynne, died unmarried
- Rev. Sir Stephen Glynne, 7th Baronet (1744–1780)
- William Glynne
- Anne Glynne
- Frances Glynne, married Rev. Randolph Crewe
- Francis Glynne
- Lucy Glynne, married James Gordon
- Mary Glynne, married Simon Gordon
Sir John stood as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Flint in 1734, but was defeated after spending £35,000 on the election. However, in 1741, he was elected MP 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 :...
, which he represented until 1747.
In 1751, Glynne was High Sheriff of Flintshire
High Sheriff of Flintshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Flintshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere...
, and in 1752, built Hawarden Castle
Hawarden Castle (18th century)
New Hawarden Castle, in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales was the estate of former British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, which previously belonged to the family of his wife, Catherine Glynne. It was built in 1752...
on his estate. He was returned to Parliament again for Flint in 1753, and represented that constituency for the rest of his life. He was made a D.C.L.
Doctor of Civil Law
Doctor of Civil Law is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws degrees....
by Oxford in 1763. His wife Honora died in 1769, and Glynne remarried on 27 March 1772 to Augusta Beaumont, by whom he had no children. He died suddenly in 1777, and was succeeded by his son, Rev. Stephen, his elder son John Conway Glynne having died in 1773.