HYDE, Henry (1638-1709) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 2 June 1638, 1st s. Edward Hyde, (later earl of Clarendon) and 2nd w. Frances (d.1667), CCSP, v. 627. da. of Sir Thomas Aylesbury; bro. Laurence Hyde, earl of Rochester, and Edward Hyde^‡. educ. Oxf. (MA by diploma 1661); M. Temple 1661. m. (1) Jan. 1661 Theodosia (1640-62), da. of Arthur Capell^†, Bar. Capell of Hadham, 1s.; (2) 1670 Flower (Flora) (d.1700), da. of William Backhouse of Swallowfield, Berks., wid. of Sir William Backhouse, bt. (d.1669) and of William Bishop (d. 1661) of South Warnborough, Hants, s.p. KB 1661. d. 31 Oct. 1709; CCSP, v. 710. admon. 11 May 1713 to Alexander Denton, 2 Mar. 1748 to Robert Ord. TNA, PROB 6/89, ff. 77-80; PROB 6/124, f. 238.

Offices Held

Commr. for trade 1660 – 68; PC 1679, 1680–89; CCSP, v. 647. ld. privy seal 1685 – 87; ld. lt. [I] 1685 – 87.

Private sec. to Queen Catharine of Braganza 1662 – 65; ld. chamberlain to queen consort 1665 – 68, 1670–5; Verney ms mic. M636/20, Dr W. Denton to Sir R. Verney, 24 July 1665, M636/22, M. Elmes to Sir R Verney, 7 Feb. 1668, M636/23, Sir R. to E. Verney, 4 June 1670; Add. 36916, f. 183. treas. to queen consort 1679 – 86; kpr. Somerset House 1679–89. CSP Dom. 1679–80, p. 299.

High steward Reading 1674, Salisbury 1685, Univ. of Oxford 1686–d.; Bodl. Carte 217, f. 272; 220, f. 155; 50, f. 372; Wood, Life and Times, iii. 207. dep. lt. Oxon 1663, CCSP, v. 322. custos rot. 1663 – 89; ranger Wychwood forest. HMC Buccleuch, ii. 357.

FRS 1684.

Parlimentarian

HYDE, Henry (1638-1709).

Associated with: Oxf.; Swallowfield, Berks.;VCH Berks., iii. 267-74.; Clarendon Park, Wilts.TNA, C5/598/11.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas, Sir P. Lely, with his first wife, c.1661; oil on canvas, studio of Sir P. Lely, c.1670. R. Gibson, The Clarendon Collection (1977), 31-3.

Author

Eagles, Robin

Paley, Ruth

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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