Henry Hyde (died 1634)

Henry Hyde
Henry Hyde
	Arms of Hyde: Azure, a chevron between three lozenges or
Member of the English Parliament; for Ludgershall
	In office; 1588–1589 Serving with Carew Raleigh
Preceded by	Ambrose Coppinger; John Kingsmill;
Succeeded by	Edward Thornborough; Chidiock Wardour;
Member of the English Parliament; for Old Sarum
Preceded by	William Blaker; Nicholas Hyde;
Succeeded by	William Ravenscroft; Edward Leache;
Personal details
Born	c. 1563
Died	29 September 1634
Children	Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon; Susan Hyde
Parent	Lawrence Hyde I (father);
Relatives	Nicholas Hyde (brother); Lawrence Hyde II (brother);

Henry Hyde (c. 1563 – 29 September 1634) was an English lawyer and member of Parliament. He was the father of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609–1674), and thus was great-grandfather of two British monarchs, Queen Mary II and Queen Anne. He lived at Dinton and later at Purton, both in Wiltshire.^[1]

Origins

Hyde was born circa 1563, the son of Lawrence Hyde I (d. 1590), MP, by his wife Anne Sybill.^[1] His brothers were Sir Nicholas Hyde (c. 1572 – 1631), Lord Chief Justice of England (1627–1631) and Lawrence Hyde II (1562–1641), attorney-general to Anne of Denmark, wife of King James I.

Career

He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford (then Magdalen Hall), aged 16 in 1579. He graduated BA in 1581, and was raised to the degree of MA in 1584. He entered the Middle Temple and practised as a lawyer. He was Member of Parliament for Ludgershall in 1588–9, and Old Sarum in 1601.^[2]

Character

Clarendon venerated his father's memory, describing him as the best of fathers and friends, and remarked that none of the honours he received through his life equalled that of being his father's son. His one surviving letter, to his brother Nicholas, suggests a kindly, good-humoured country gentleman, with a concern for the welfare of the poor not always shared by members of his class.

Marriage and children

On 3 April 1597 he married Mary Langford, daughter of Edward Langford and Mary St. Barbe. Their children were:

Anne Hyde (c.1598–?), also known as Jane Silverster.
Elizabeth.
Lawrence (1600–?).
Henry (1601–1627).
Mary (1603–?).
Sibble (1605–?).
Susan Hyde (c.1607–1656), spy for Charles II while exiled in France.
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609–1674), eldest son and heir, Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Charles II.
Nicholas (1610–1611).

References

^ ^a ^b G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., (1910–1959); reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, p. 263.
^ Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714: Horrobin-Hyte, Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 748–784. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[cp-1] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., (1910–1959); reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, p. 263.

[2] Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714: Horrobin-Hyte, Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 748–784. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

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