Percy Scawen Wyndham
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The Honourable Percy Scawen Wyndham DL JP MP |
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"Æsthetics". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1880
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| Born | 30 January 1835 |
| Died | 13 March 1911 (aged 76) The Clouds House, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell |
| Children | Mary Constance Wyndham Charteris George Wyndham Guy Percy Wyndham Madeline Pamela Constance Blanche Wyndham Adeane Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham Tennant Grey |
| Alma mater | Eton College |
| Profession | Politician |
The Honourable Percy Scawen Wyndham DL JP MP (30 January 1835 – 13 March 1911) was a British soldier, Conservative Party politician, collector and intellectual. He was one of the original members of The Souls, and was the father of George Wyndham and grandfather of Stephen Tennant.
Wyndham was a younger son of George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield, and his wife Mary Fanny Blunt, daughter of Reverend William Blunt, and was educated at Eton. He served in the Coldstream Guards and achieved the rank of Captain.
In 1860 Wyndham was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Cumberland West (succeeding his uncle Sir Henry Wyndham), a seat he held until 1885. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Sussex. He owned the Wiltshire manor of Pertwood from 1877 until his death, and he became a member of Wiltshire County Council and was High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1896.
Wyndham married Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell, daughter of Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet, and his wife Pamela FitzGerald, daughter of Lord Edward FitzGerald. They were both prominent members of The Souls. They had two sons and three daughters who were also members of The Souls. George Wyndham was a politician and man of letters while Guy Wyndham was a soldier.
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