John Wynne Griffith

John Wynne Griffith of Garn (1 April 1763 – 20 June 1834)^[1] was a Welsh Whig^[2] politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbigh Boroughs from 1818 to 1826.^[3] 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.^[2]

He was also known as a lichenologist.^[4]

Notes

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
^ ^a ^b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. 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); http://www.archive.org/stream/journalofbotanyb36trim#page/16/mode/2up

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Preceded by Viscount Kirkwall	Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs 1818 – 1826	Succeeded by Frederick Richard West

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Name	Griffith, John Wynne
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1 April 1763
Place of birth
Date of death	20 June 1834
Place of death