Sir William Glynne, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Glynne, 2nd Baronet (17 May 1663 – 3 September 1721) was a Welsh lawyer and politician.
The elder son of Sir William Glynne, 1st Baronet (whom he succeeded in 1690), he was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
He was a
Member of Parliament for Oxford University from 1698 until 1701 and then represented the borough of Woodstock from 1702 until 1705. He was awarded a D.C.L. from Oxford in 1706 and was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire for 1706–7.[1]
On 5 July 1688, Glynne married Mary Evelyn, daughter of
Sir Edward Evelyn, 1st Baronet of Long Ditton
. They had two children:
- William Glynne (1698–1719), a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
- Mary Glynne
Predeceased by his only son, he was succeeded on his death in 1721 by his brother Stephen.
References
- ^ "GLYNNE, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1663–1721), of Bicester and Ambrosden, Oxon., and Hawarden, Flints". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
Further reading
- Jenkins, Dr. David. "Glynne family, of Hawarden, Flints.". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets