However George was the eldest son of his father's second wife, Ellinor daughter of George Wall of Droitwich, and through his mother he acquired further property at Kempsey, Impney and Droitwich, Worcestershire.
A Worcester lawyer, Wylde was admitted at Inner Temple in November 1567 and was called to the bar.
He was JP for Worcestershire from around 1595 and became one of the Council of Marches of Wales on 7 July 1603.
In 1604 he was elected MP for Droitwich again replacing his first cousin John Bucke.
His daughter Elizabeth (1591–1656) married Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baronet.