Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury

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Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury (28 November 1710 – 28 May 1753), styled Viscount Hyde from 1711 until 1723 and Viscount Cornbury thereafter, also 5th Baron Hyde in his own right, was a British author and politician who sat in the

House of Commons from 1732 until 1750 when he was raised to the House of Lords by writ of acceleration. He was involved in Jacobite intrigues
in the early 1730s.

Early life

Hyde was the only surviving son of Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon and his wife Jane Leveson-Gower, daughter of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet, of Stittenham.[1] He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 21 May 1725, from which he received a DCL on 6 December 1728.[2] He was an author of some talent, and both Swift and Pope praised his character.[3]

Career

Cornbury involved himself in a

Cardinal Fleury, and Chavigny, some of whose activities had come to the attention of the British government, was recalled. Thereafter, Cornbury avoided Jacobite politics and devoted himself to the cultivation of taste.[4]

Cornbury was returned unopposed at the

Baron Hyde. He vacated his seat in the House of Commons.[1]

Death and legacy

Cornbury died unmarried in Paris on 26 April 1753,[1] predeceasing his father by six months; accounts differ on whether he died from a fall from a horse or by his own hand.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "HYDE, Henry, Visct. Cornbury (1710-53)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource
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  3. ^ a b Agar-Ellis, George James (1827). Historical Inquiries respecting the character of Edward Hyde, earl of Clarendon. Oxford University. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  4. ISBN 9780719037740
    . Retrieved 20 September 2007.
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