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Jermyn Wych

1670 – 1720

British Member of Parliament (c1670-1720)

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Lived 1670 – 1720 (aged 49–50). Jermyn Wych was a British politician.

Jermyn Wyche (c.1670 – 7 January 1720) was a British Tory politician.

Wyche was the eldest surviving son of Sir Cyril Wyche by his first wife, Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of Sir Thomas Jermyn. He was educated at Harrow School before entering Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge on 1 May 1688. In 1698, his father obtained for him the position of Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance in Ireland. He succeeded his father in 1707 to an estate reputedly worth £100,000, but he was subsequently involved in a protracted legal dispute with Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet over property Wyche had inherited from his step-mother.

In 1713, Wyche was returned as the Member of Parliament for the rotten borough of Fowey on the interest of his distant relation, Lord Lansdowne. He was an inactive member, but was recorded in a list by Worsley as a Tory. He did not stand for re-election in 1715.

On 27 August 1699 he married Mary, the daughter and heriess of John Hungerford, by whom he had one son and two daughters.

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Born
1670
Birth century
Occupation
Education
Harrow School, Gonville and Caius College
Positions held
Member of the 4th Parliament of Great Britain
Also known as
Jermyn Wyche

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Who was Jermyn Wych?

British Member of Parliament (c1670-1720)

When was Jermyn Wych born?

Jermyn Wych was born in 1670.

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Jermyn Wych died on 7 January 1720.

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Jermyn Wych was a politician.

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Jermyn Wych was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jermyn Wych

· Wikidata: Q39309823

· DBpedia: Jermyn Wyche

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