Sir John Conway, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Conway, 2nd Baronet (c. 1662–1721) of Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1721.
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Early Life
Conway was the eldest son of Sir Henry Conway, 1st Baronet of Bodrhyddan and his wife Mary Lloyd, daughter of Sir Richard Lloyd of Ecclesham, Denbighshire. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1669. He was educated at Eton College in 1678 and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 10 June 1679, aged 16.[1]
Career
Conway became a freeman of Denbigh in 1679. At the 1685 general election he was returned as MP for Flintshire. He did not stand in 1687 as he was selected to be High Sheriff of Flintshire in 1688 and was deputy lieutenant from 1689 to about 1696. He was commissioner for assessment for Denbighshire and Flintshire in 1689-90.[2]
Conway was a Justice of the Peace by 1691 and after a break in 1696 remained on the bench from 1700 until his death. The Flintshire seat rotated among the local families and in 1695 it was Conway’s turn to be returned as MP for Flintshire. He was returned again in the first election of 1701 but stood down in the second. He was then returned as MP for Flint Boroughs on 2 February 1702 but was defeated in July when he refused to stand aside under local convention. He was returned as MP for Flintshire in 1705 and then for Flint Boroughs in the 1708 general election. He did not stand again in 1710 but was returned for Flintshire again in 1713.[3]
Conway was last returned for Flint Boroughs at the 1715 general election and held the seat without making any parliamentary contribution until his death.[4]
Private life
Conway died at Bath on 27 April 1721, aged 58, and was buried at Rhuddlan. He married firstly Margaretta Maria Digby daughter of John Digby of Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire. Margaretta died in June 1690 and he married secondly Penelope Grenville, daughter of Richard Grenville of Wotton, Buckinghamshire in 1701.[5] He left two daughters by each of his marriages but his son died and the baronetcy became extinct.[3][5] Bodrhyddan passed to his daughter Penelope who married James Russell Stapleton.
References
- ↑ "'Colericke-Coverley', in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, ed. Joseph Foster (Oxford, 1891), pp. 304-337". British History Online. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ↑ "CONWAY, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1663-1721), of Bodrhyddan, Flints". History of Parliament Online (1660-1690). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- 1 2 "CONWAY, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1663-1721), of Bodrhyddan, Flints". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ↑ "CONWAY, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (?1662-1721), of Bodrhyddan, Flints". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- 1 2 George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 3 1900
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Sir John Hanmer, 3rd Baronet |
Member of Parliament for Flintshire English general election, 1685–1687 |
Succeeded by Sir Roger Puleston |
| Preceded by Sir Roger Puleston |
Member of Parliament for Flintshire 1695–1701 |
Succeeded by Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Flint Boroughs 1702 –1702 |
Succeeded by Thomas Mostyn |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Flintshire 1705–1708 |
Succeeded by Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Flint Boroughs 1708 – 1713 |
Succeeded by Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt |
| Preceded by Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Flintshire 1713– 1715 |
Succeeded by Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt |
| Preceded by Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Flint Boroughs 1715–1721 |
Succeeded by Thomas Eyton |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Sir Henry Conway, 1st Baronet |
Baronet (of Bodrythan) 1669-1721 |
Succeeded by Extinct |