HYDE, Edward (1661-1723) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 28 Nov. 1661, o. s. Henry Hyde, 2nd earl of Clarendon, and 1st w. Theodosia, da. of Arthur Capell^†, Bar. Capell. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1675; Académie Foubert, Paris 1676; Savile Corresp. 42. Padua Univ. 1678; ?Académie de Calvin, Geneva 1680–2. m. 10 July 1688, Katherine (d.1706), from 1702 suo jure Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold, da. and h. of Henry O’Brien^‡, variously styled Ld. O’Brien [I] or Ld. Ibrackan [I], of Great Billing, Northants. 1s. d.v.p. 2da. d.v.p. Daily Post, 2 Apr. 1723. d. 1723 or 1 Apr. 1723; Ibid. will 30 Mar. 1970 pr. 3 July 1723. TNA, PROB 11/592.

Offices Held

Gent. of the horse to Prince George of Denmark, 1683; master of the horse to Prince George of Denmark 1685–90; London Gazette, 27–30 May 1689. PC 1711–14; TNA, PC 2/83, p. 334. envoy extraordinary to Hanover June – Sept. 1714.

Gov. New York 1701–3, CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 363. New York and New Jersey 1703–8. Daily Courant, 8 Sept. 1703; TNA, PC 2/82, p. 64.

Lt.-col. R. Drag. 1683, col. 1685–9. J . Childs, The Army, James II and the Glorious Revolution, xi; Clarendon Corresp. i. 149.

Freeman, King’s Lynn c. 1687, Reading 1689, Wilton 1689 – d.

SPG 1712; assistant, Welsh Copper Miners Co. 1721. Daily Courant, 20 Sept. 1721.

Parlimentarian

HYDE, Hon. Edward, Visct. Cornbury (1661-1723).

Associated with: Cornbury Park, Oxon.; Swallowfield, Berks.;VCH Berks. iii. 269.; Chelsea, Mdx.;TNA, PROB 5/2252; Daily Post, 2 Apr. 1723.; New York.

Author

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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