Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet
politician, died 1740
Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet (c.1688 – 17 June 1740), of Orchard Wyndham, Somerset, was an English Tory statesman, who served as Secretary at War in 1712 and Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1713. He was leader of the Tory opposition in the House of Commons during the reign of King George I (1714-1727) and during the early years of King George II (1727-1760).
Quotes
edit- O God, if there be a God, save my soul, if I have a soul.
- Quoting for posterity the remarks of an unnamed soldier at the Battle of Blenheim (13 August 1704), as reported by William King in Political and Literary Anecdotes of His Own Times (1818)
