Early Life
Edmund John Glynn was the eldest child of John Glynn of Glynn, Cornwall and Susanna Margaret Oglander of the Isle of Wight. His father was a prominent lawyer in London and a leading supporter of John Wilkes. Edmund John Glynn joined the army as an Ensign in the 25th Regiment of Foot in 1780 and left in 1785, marrying Elizabeth Meux Worsley of the Isle of Wight in 1790. His wife died in 1797 leaving three surviving daughters from the marriage.
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