Background
The son of John Wynne and his wife Anne Pugh, he matriculated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1747, graduating Bachelor of Laws in 1752, Doctor of Laws in 1757.
The son of John Wynne and his wife Anne Pugh, he matriculated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1747, graduating Bachelor of Laws in 1752, Doctor of Laws in 1757.
He became a Fellow of the college in 1755. Wynne was admitted as an advocate of the Court of Arches in 1757, where his practice was largely on marriage and probate matters. He contested unsuccessfully the 1764 election for the Master of his college, losing out to Sir James Marriott.
In 1788 he was knighted and became Dean of the Arches.
In 1803 he was elected Master, and made improvements in the College. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1794.
Royal Society.