Thomas Wynns

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Thomas Wynns (1764{{spnd}}June 3, 1825) was an American United States Congressman from Hertford County, North Carolina. He was an original member of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees. He is interred near Winton, North Carolina, which is named for his father Benjamin.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/wynns-thomas|title=Wynns, Thomas - NCpedia|website=www.ncpedia.org|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}

Wynns owned slaves.{{Cite web |last=Weil |first=Julie Zauzmer |last2=Blanco |first2=Adrian |last3=Dominguez |first3=Leo |title=More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/congress-slaveowners-names-list/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Washington Post |language=en}}

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