Background
Wyndham was born at the family estate, Petworth House, in Sussex. A direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham, he was the fourth (but third surviving) son of Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield, and Constance Evelyn Primrose, daughter of Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny.
Education
Eton College; New College.
Career
He was the historian of the Wyndham family. Hugh was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford. He did not move to the family estate in Petworth but primarily resided at Wyndham House in London.
He died at the London Clinic in 1963, 11 years after inheriting the title.