George Wylde
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George Wylde was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1628 and 1650.
Wylde was the younger son of George Wylde
and his wife Frances Huddleston daughter of Sir Edmund Huddleston of Sawston Cambridgeshire. He was baptised at St Peter de Witton, Droitwich, matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford
on 18 March 1608 aged 14 and was awarded BA on 24 January 1611. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple
on 16 April 1618.
In 1628, Wylde was elected Member of Parliament
for Droitwich
with his brother John
and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He became a bencher of his Inn on 14 June 1635. In December 1648 he was elected MP for Droitwich in the Rump Parliament
and sat until his death in 1650. His principal residence was The Harriots, Droitwich.
Wylde died on 15 January 1649/1650 and was buried in Westminster Abbey on the north side of the Chapel of Kings by St Paul's door.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
at various times between 1628 and 1650.
Wylde was the younger son of George Wylde
George Wild
George Wild or George Wylde was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1611.-Parents:...
and his wife Frances Huddleston daughter of Sir Edmund Huddleston of Sawston Cambridgeshire. He was baptised at St Peter de Witton, Droitwich, matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
on 18 March 1608 aged 14 and was awarded BA on 24 January 1611. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
on 16 April 1618.
In 1628, Wylde was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Droitwich
Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
with his brother John
John Wilde (jurist)
John Wilde was an English lawyer and politician. As a serjeant-at-law he was referred to as Serjeant Wilde before he was appointed judge...
and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He became a bencher of his Inn on 14 June 1635. In December 1648 he was elected MP for Droitwich in the Rump Parliament
Rump Parliament
The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason....
and sat until his death in 1650. His principal residence was The Harriots, Droitwich.
Wylde died on 15 January 1649/1650 and was buried in Westminster Abbey on the north side of the Chapel of Kings by St Paul's door.