Background
Born in John Street, Blackfriars, London, on 9 January 1802, he was the second son of Thomas Wyon the elder.
Born in John Street, Blackfriars, London, on 9 January 1802, he was the second son of Thomas Wyon the elder.
He also gained the silver medal of the Royal Academy, for a die with the head of Apollo. On 10 January 1831 Wyon was appointed Chief Engraver of the Seals and made the Great Seal of William IV. He died on 21 November 1858. Wyon was the father of Joseph Shepherd Wyon, Alfred Benjamin Wyon, and Allan Wyon.