Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn (elder)
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The Right Honourable Charles Williams-Wynn |
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| President of the Board of Control | |
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In office 1822–1828 |
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| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister |
The Earl of Liverpool George Canning The Viscount Goderich |
| Preceded by | Charles Bathurst |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Melville |
| Secretary at War | |
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In office 30 November 1830 – 4 April 1831 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | The Earl Grey |
| Preceded by | Lord Francis Leveson-Gower |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Parnell, Bt |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Lord Holland |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Holland |
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| Born | 9 October 1775 |
| Died | 2 September 1850 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Cunliffe |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn PC (9 October 1775 – 2 September 1850) was a British politician of the early- to mid-19th century. He held office in both Tory and Whig administrations and was Father of the House of Commons between 1847 and 1850.
Born into an ancient and grand Welsh family, Williams-Wynn was the second son of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, by his second wife Charlotte Grenville, daughter of Prime Minister George Grenville. His great-great-grandfather Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1680 to 1685. On his mother's side he was the nephew of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville and George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham and the first cousin of Richard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Williams-Wynn was educated privately, at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1798. At Westminster School Williams-Wynn became acquainted with the poet Robert Southey, whom he later supported financially.
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