John Arthur Wynne
Politician
1801 – 1865
Who was John Arthur Wynne?
John Arthur Wynne PC was an Irish landowner and politician.
He was the eldest surviving son of Owen Wynne of Hazelwood House, Sligo, Ireland and educated at Winchester School and Christ Church College, Oxford. He succeeded his father in 1841, inheriting the family seat of Hazelwood House, Sligo, and was appointed High Sheriff of Sligo for 1840–41.
He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Sligo in 1830 and again in 1856, resigning in 1860 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. He was made an Irish Privy Counsellor in 1852.
He died on a visit to Tuam in 1865. He had married Lady Anne Wandesford Butler, the daughter of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde. They had 2 sons and 2 daughters. He was succeeded by his son Owen.
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