Person Wylde; Edmund (c 1618 - c 1695); politician Wylde Edmund politician Wilde c 1618 - c 1695 British Male ? 10 October 1618 16181010 c 1695 Baptism: ? Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England, Europe (29 October 1618) Burial: Chancel at Glazeley, Shropshire, England, Europe (7 January 1695/1696)

Glazeley Hall, Glazeley, Shropshire (-1695)

Politician; Virtuoso Education: Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1633); Inner Temple Career: Called to the Bar (1644); MP for Droitwich (1646-1653) Parents: Sir Edmund Wylde of Kempsey and Dorothy Clarke In his will, Wylde left substantial property and money to his family and also provided for a Mrs Jane Smith who had lived with him. As part of this, he listed a residence in the Great Square Buildings in Bloomsbury in St-Giles-in-the-Fields, Middlesex. Not much is known about Wylde's political career although it is possible his brother and father were also involved in politics in Droitwich. In terms of his reported discoveries in natural philosophy, Wylde was somewhat secretive and did not demonstrate his method of softening steel without fire to the Society. Committee and panels: Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Proposed 9 January 1661; Experiments to soften steel without fire and to fix colours (1664); Brought in an aero-clepsydra with John Aubrey (FRS 1663); Consulted in regards to the building of a Society college (1668); Invited to bring in experimental discourse and observations (1674) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Foster References: Lindberg and Westman, ed. 2008. 'Reappraisals of the scientific revolution' (University of Cambridge Press) Ochs, K H. 1984-5. 'The Royal Society of London's History of Trades Programme: An Early Episode in Applied Science', in Notes and Records, vol. 39, pp. 129-158 Notes: Appears on PL up to 1695 but not after. Aubrey refers to him as Edmund Wylde MP 'a great patron of ingenious and good men for mere merit's sake', but he is not in Henning. The election date is Wylde'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 elected on 16 January 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 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH9380 c 1618 - c 1695 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 11/01/2022 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA6586 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 23/10/2025 RS_NET\louisianef Yes db1ae7be-4f1b-4948-9b2d-b3da92afd33d