| Authorised form of name | Wyche; Sir; Cyril (c1632 - 1707); lawyer and politician |
| Other forms of surname | Wich |
| Wych |
| Dates | c1632 - 1707 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Constantinople, Turkey, Ottoman Empire |
| Date of birth | c1632 |
| Place of death | Poynings Manor, Hockwold, Norfolk, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 29 December 1707 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
St Peter's Church, Hockwold, Norfolk, England, Europe |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster school; Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1653; MA 1655; DCL 1665); Gray's Inn (1657)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1670); one of the six Clerks in Chancery (1662-1675); Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1676; 1677-1685; 1692); MP for Callington, Cornwall (1661-1678), for East Grinstead (1681), for Saltash (1685-1687), and for Preston (1702-1705); Gentleman of the Privy Chamber (1690-1702);Lord Justice for chief governorship of Ireland (1693); Trustee for Irish forfeitures (1700)
Honours:
Kt 1660
Memberships:
Dublin Philosophical Society (1684)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
PRS 1683-1684; VP 1682; 1686; 1690; 1695; 1703-1704
Committee and panels:
Mechanical Committee (1664) ; Committee for Correspondence (1664) ; Committee to make a catalogue of natural curiosities and books of the Royal Society and other possessions (1676) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Asked to contribute to the building for the Society's College (1668) |
| Relationships | Parents: Sir Peter Wyche and Jane Meredith
Siblings: Sir Peter Wyche (FRS 1663)
Married: 1) Elizabeth Jermyn; 2) Susanna Norreys; 3) Mary Evelyn (niece of John Evelyn FRS 1663)
Children: 1) four children |
| General context | During his political career, Wyche was involved in a variety of committees and reported to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the Earl of Essex, on parliamentary proceedings, in particular in regard to the ban on Irish cattle imports. After the Revolution 1688, he was still appointed to Court and worked in Ireland under William III. His appointment as trustee to oversee the sale of forfeited estates under the provisions of the Act of Resumption 1700 was praised by peers. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; ODNB; Dictionary of Irish Biography
References:
Hoppen, K T. 1965. 'The Royal Society and Ireland. II', in Notes and Records, vol. 20, pp. 78-99
Notes:
The election date is Wyche's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 28 August 1661. |
| Royal Society code | NA3132 |