Background
Wyndham was the son of Sir Thomas Wyndham and his wife Elzabeth Coningsby, daughter of Richard Coningsby.
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Francis Wyndham
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Career
He was a colonel of horse in the Royalist army in the English Civil War and helped Charles II escape to France. Wyndham became a colonel in the army of Charles I and was governor of Dunster Castle. In 1645 he was engaged in the defence of Bridgwater.
After the Battle of Worcester in 1651, Wyndham was instrumental in the escape of Charles II to France, hiding him in his house at Trent, Dorset for several days.
In August 1660 Wyndham was elected Member of Parliament for Milbourne Portuguese in the Convention Parliament and was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament where he sat until his death. In 1661, he was a major in the Royal Horse Guards He was created a baronet on 18 November 1673.
He died three years later at the age of 64. Wyndham married Anne Gerard, daughter of Thomas Gerard of Trent, Somerset, and had three sons, Thomas, Gerard, and Francis.
Membership
Short Parliament; Cavalier Parliament]
In April 1640, Wyndham was elected Member of Parliament for Minehead in the Short Parliament.
