Person Wyche; Sir; Cyril (c 1632 - 1707); lawyer and politician Wyche Cyril Sir lawyer and politician Wich Wych c 1632 - 1707 British Male Constantinople, Turkey, Ottoman Empire c 1632 Poynings Manor, Hockwold, Norfolk, England, Europe 29 December 1707 17071229 Burial: St Peter's Church, Hockwold, Norfolk, England, Europe

Hockwold, Norfolk; Gaywood, Norfolk; Flanchford, Surrey

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) 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 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. 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) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Asked to contribute to the building for the Society's College (1668) 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 c 1632 - 29 Dec 1707 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 17/12/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA3132 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 26/11/2025 RS_NET\louisianef Yes a0b764cc-2818-4dde-8ad3-cbaaf6ce4484