WYCH (WYCHE), Sir Cyril (c.1632-1707), St. James’s Square, Westminster, Mdx. and Hockwold, Norf.

Family and Education

b. c. 1632, 2nd s. of Sir Peter Wych (d. 1643) of London by Jane, da. of Sir William Meredith of Stansley, Denb. educ. Westminster 1649; Christ Church Oxf. 1650, BA 1653, MA 1655, DCL 1665; G. Inn 1657, called 1670. m. (1) lic. 2 Aug. 1663, Elizabeth (d. 1678), da. of Sir Thomas Jermyn† of Rushbrooke, Suff., ?3s (?2 d.v.p.) 2da. d.v.p. ; (2) lic. 29 July 1684, Susanna (d. 1690), da. of Sir Francis Norreys† of Weston-on-the-Green, Oxon., wid. of Sir Herbert Perrot† of Wellington, Herefs., s.p.; (3) 2 May 1692 (with £6,300), Mary (d. 1723), da. of George Evelyn† of Wotton, Surr., s.p. suc. fa. 1643. Kntd. 16 May 1660. Hoare, Wilts. Frustfield, 35; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 50–51; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 73, 204; HMC Ormonde, n.s. iv. 232.

Offices Held

Six clerk in chancery 1662–1675; sec. to ld. lt. [I] 1676–85, 1692–3; PC [I] 1676–?85, 1692–d.; gent. of privy chamber 1690–1702; ld. justice [I] 1693–5. T. D. Hardy, Principal Officers of Chancery, 111; Stowe 210, f. 203; CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 249; 1693, p. 167; Luttrell, Brief Relation, ii. 389; N. Carlisle, Gent. Privy Chamber, 206.

FRS 1663, pres. 1683–4; fellow, Dublin Philosophical Soc. 1684, pres. 1693. M. Hunter, R. Soc. and Fellows (2nd edn), 130–1; K. T. Hoppen, Common Scientist in 17th Cent. 97, 205.

Member, R. Fishery Co. 1677; trustee, Friendly Soc. 1692–?1704. Cal. Treas. Bks. vi. 2.

MP [I] 1692–3.

Trustee for sale of forfeited estates [I] 1700. Add. 70036, f. 98.

Freeman, Preston 1702. W. A. Abram, Mems. Preston Guild, 73.

Parlimentarian

WYCHE, Sir Cyril (c.1632-1707), of Gray’s Inn, Westminster and Flanchford, Surr.

Main residences: St. James’s Square, Westminster, Mdx.; Hockwold, Norf.

Wyche

Author

R.D.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

WYCH, Sir Cyril (c.1632-1707)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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