John Wynne Griffith of Garn (1 April 1763 – 20 June 1834) was a Welsh Whig politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbigh Boroughs from 1818 to 1826. He was elected unopposed at the 1818 general election, re-elected in 1820 with 60 of the 110 votes cast, and did not stand again in 1826.
He was also known as a lichenologist.
Notes
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
- ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) . Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 596. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- R. G. Thorne, The House of Commons, 1790-1820, Volume 1 (1986), p. 495.
- Journal of Botany, British and Foreign vol. 36 (1898), p. 16 (1863); https://archive.org/stream/journalofbotanyb36trim#page/16/mode/2up
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Wynne Griffith
- Dictionary entry
- (in Welsh) http://www.casglwr.org/yrarchif61/68johnwynne.php
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| Preceded byViscount Kirkwall | Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs 1818 – 1826 |
Succeeded byFrederick Richard West |
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