Background
Wendy was the son of Francis Wendy.
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Career
He was High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1638. He was knighted in 1661. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death.
Wendy made a collection of medals, optic glasses, and other rare items at Haslingfield Hall and also a considerable library.
He brought a Danish savant called Simon Ertman back from his travels, who helped to found the parish school. Wendy died childless, at the age of 59.
His executors gave his library to Balliol College, Oxford.
Membership
Cavalier Parliament]
In 1660, Wendy was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire in the Convention Parliament.
