Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bt | |
|---|---|
| MP for Denbighshire | |
| In office 30 June 1716 – 1741 | |
| MP for Montgomeryshire | |
| In office 1741 – 23 February 1742 | |
| MP for Denbighshire | |
| In office 23 February 1742 – 20 September 1749 | |
| Mayor of Oswestry | |
| In office 29 September 1728 – 28 September 1729 | |
| Mayor of Chester | |
| In office 29 September 1732 – 28 September 1733 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1692 Llanforda, near Oswestry |
| Died | 20 September 1749 (aged 57) Ruabon |
| Resting place | St Mary's, Ruabon |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Anne Vaughan, 1715 – 1748 (2) Frances Shakerley, July 1748 |
| Children | John Williams Wynn (1716 – died young) Mary Williams (1717–1735) Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet (1748–1789) |
| Parent(s) | Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet Jane Thelwall |
| Residence | Wynnstay |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Landowner and politician |
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet (c. 1692 – 26 September 1749) was a Welsh politician and landowner who sat in the British House of Commons from 1716 to 1749, when he died in office. A member of the Tory party, he was also a prominent Jacobite sympathiser. He helped engineer the downfall of Prime Minister Robert Walpole in 1742 and engaged in negotiations with the exiled Stuarts prior to the Jacobite rising of 1745 but did not participate in the rebellion himself. Watkin died in a hunting accident in 1749.