Edward Wynne (chancellor)
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Edward Wynne was a Welsh lawyer and landowner. He was a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford
, an advocate at Doctors' Commons
and Chancellor of the diocese of Hereford
.
, Anglesey
. He was the younger son of Edward Wynn, who was rector of Llantrisant, Anglesey
at the time of his son's birth in 1681, and his wife Margaret, who was the eldest daughter of Robert Morgan
, Bishop of Bangor
. Wynne's elder brother, John, died in infancy. Wynne was educated at Jesus College, Oxford
, where he matriculated
on 18 December 1698, aged 17. He obtained various degrees thereafter: Bachelor of Arts (1702), Master of Arts (1705), Bachelor of Civil Law
and Doctor of Civil Law
(both 1711). He was appointed to a Fellowship of the college in 1703, retaining this position until 1711. His uncle, Humphrey Humphreys
, became Bishop of Hereford
in 1701, and Humphreys appointed Wynne as chancellor of the diocese of Hereford
in 1707. Wynne became an advocate in Doctors' Commons
in 1712, his career being helped by the fact that his mother lived on the family estate at Bodewryd and managed matters there until her death in 1723.
Wynne held the position of chancellor of the diocese for many years, only leaving office a year before his death in 1755. In 1748, he endowed an annual sermon to be preached on the birthday of Bishop Humphries (24 November). He was regarded as a devoted servant of the diocese, with an interest in its history and administration. He was also noted as being a progressive landowner, bringing advances in agricultural matters from Herefordshire to his estate on Anglesey. In particular, he was said to have been the first landowner on Anglesey to grow turnips, which he did in 1714. He has been described as "undoubtedly, one of the chief men of Anglesey in the first half of the 18th century." Wynne was a patron of the Anglesey-born poet and cleric Goronwy Owen
in Owen's youth, and it is known that Owen transcribed some documents for Wynne in 1739, when Owen was 16.
Wynne had married Anne Lloyd, heiress of John Lloyd from the Vale of Clwyd
. However, none of their children survived infancy. They were estranged for some time, but reconciled before Anne's death on 29 July 1739. Wynne himself died on 30 June 1755, and was buried on 4 July 1755. As Wynne had no children of his own who could inherit, the family estate passed to his sister's granddaughter, Margaret Owen, who married Sir John Stanley, 6th Baronet, in 1763.
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
, an advocate at Doctors' Commons
Doctors' Commons
Doctors' Commons, also called the College of Civilians, was a society of lawyers practising civil law in London. Like the Inns of Court of the common lawyers, the society had buildings with rooms where its members lived and worked, and a large library...
and Chancellor of the diocese of Hereford
Diocese of Hereford
The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England; and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales....
.
Life
Wynne was part of the Wynn family from BodewrydBodewryd
Bodewryd is a village in Anglesey, Wales.-St Mary's Church:The village church is St Mary's, Bodewryd, a small medieval church. It is said by the Diocese of Bangor to be the second-smallest church in Anglesey...
, Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
. He was the younger son of Edward Wynn, who was rector of Llantrisant, Anglesey
Llantrisant, Anglesey
Llantrisant is a settlement in Anglesey, Wales.- External links :*...
at the time of his son's birth in 1681, and his wife Margaret, who was the eldest daughter of Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan (bishop)
-Life:He was born at Bronfraith in the parish of Llandyssilio in Montgomeryshire, the third son of Richard Morgan, gent., M.P. for Montgomery in 1592-3, and of his wife, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Lloyd of Gwernbuarth...
, Bishop of Bangor
Bishop of Bangor
The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire...
. Wynne's elder brother, John, died in infancy. Wynne was educated at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
, where he matriculated
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
on 18 December 1698, aged 17. He obtained various degrees thereafter: Bachelor of Arts (1702), Master of Arts (1705), Bachelor of Civil Law
Bachelor of Civil Law
Bachelor of Civil Law is the name of various degrees in law conferred by English-language universities. Historically, it originated as a postgraduate degree in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but many universities now offer the BCL as an undergraduate degree...
and Doctor of Civil Law
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....
(both 1711). He was appointed to a Fellowship of the college in 1703, retaining this position until 1711. His uncle, Humphrey Humphreys
Humphrey Humphreys
Humphrey Humphreys was successively bishop of Bangor and of Hereford .-Life:He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford and was later a Fellow of the college. A patron of Welsh literature, genealogical research and of the then newly-formed Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge...
, became Bishop of Hereford
Bishop of Hereford
The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is...
in 1701, and Humphreys appointed Wynne as chancellor of the diocese of Hereford
Diocese of Hereford
The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England; and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales....
in 1707. Wynne became an advocate in Doctors' Commons
Doctors' Commons
Doctors' Commons, also called the College of Civilians, was a society of lawyers practising civil law in London. Like the Inns of Court of the common lawyers, the society had buildings with rooms where its members lived and worked, and a large library...
in 1712, his career being helped by the fact that his mother lived on the family estate at Bodewryd and managed matters there until her death in 1723.
Wynne held the position of chancellor of the diocese for many years, only leaving office a year before his death in 1755. In 1748, he endowed an annual sermon to be preached on the birthday of Bishop Humphries (24 November). He was regarded as a devoted servant of the diocese, with an interest in its history and administration. He was also noted as being a progressive landowner, bringing advances in agricultural matters from Herefordshire to his estate on Anglesey. In particular, he was said to have been the first landowner on Anglesey to grow turnips, which he did in 1714. He has been described as "undoubtedly, one of the chief men of Anglesey in the first half of the 18th century." Wynne was a patron of the Anglesey-born poet and cleric Goronwy Owen
Goronwy Owen (poet)
Goronwy Owen was one of the 18th century's greatest Welsh poets. He mastered the traditional bardic metres and, although forced by circumstances to be an exile, played an important role in the literary and antiquarian movement in Wales often described as the Welsh Eighteenth Century Renaissance...
in Owen's youth, and it is known that Owen transcribed some documents for Wynne in 1739, when Owen was 16.
Wynne had married Anne Lloyd, heiress of John Lloyd from the Vale of Clwyd
Vale of Clwyd
The Vale of Clwyd is a tract of low-lying ground in the county of Denbighshire in northeast Wales. The Vale extends south-southwestwards from the coast of the Irish Sea for some 20 miles forming a triangle of low ground bounded on its eastern side by the well-defined scarp of the Clwydian Range...
. However, none of their children survived infancy. They were estranged for some time, but reconciled before Anne's death on 29 July 1739. Wynne himself died on 30 June 1755, and was buried on 4 July 1755. As Wynne had no children of his own who could inherit, the family estate passed to his sister's granddaughter, Margaret Owen, who married Sir John Stanley, 6th Baronet, in 1763.