Thomas Wyndham, 1st Baron Wyndham

Thomas Wyndham, 1st Baron Wyndham PC (27 December 1681 – 24 November 1745), was an Irish lawyer and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1726 to 1739.

Background Wyndham was born in Wiltshire, the son of Colonel John Wyndham and his wife Alice Fownes. His grandfather was the distinguished Restoration judge Sir Wadham Wyndham. He was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School and Wadham College, Oxford, and was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn.

Career Wyndham served as Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas from 1724 to 1726 In 1726 he was appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland, a post he held until 1739. He was only 58, and despite his failing health his retirement seems to have come as a surprise to his colleagues.

Personal life Wyndham never married. As a statesman he was prudent and conciliating; as a judge, he was noted for efficiency, integrity and impartiality. His devotion to duty, which may have contributed to the collapse of his health, is shown by his willingness to hear urgent cases at home, even during the legal vacation.