Lawrence Hyde (attorney-general)

Arms of Hyde: *Azure, a chevron between three lozenges or*

Sir Lawrence Hyde II (1562 – 26 January 1641) was an English

Attorney-general to the consort of King James I, Anne of Denmark. He sat in the House of Commons

at various times between the years 1584 and 1611.

Origins

Hyde was the second son of

Lord Chief Justice

.

Career

He matriculated at

Middle Woodford, near Salisbury and was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1589.^[2]

Hyde was elected MP for

Attorney-general to Anne of Denmark, consort of King James I, and was knighted on 27 November 1614. In 1616 he became treasurer of the Middle Temple.^[2]

Marriage and children

Hyde married Barbara Castillion or Castiglioni, daughter of the Italian tutor of Queen Elizabeth I, Gian-Baptista Castiglioni, in English John Castillion, of Benham, Berkshire, by whom he had 12 sons and 5 daughters.^[4] Five of his sons rose to significant positions:

Sir Henry Hyde (c. 1605–1650). An ardent royalist who accompanied Charles II to the Continent, and returning to England was beheaded in 1650.
Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Alexander Hyde (1598–1667). Bishop of Salisbury
Anglican
theology.
Lawrence Hyde (c.1610–1682). Member of Parliament for Winchester

References

^ History of Parliament biography of Lawrence I Hyde
^ ^a ^b ^c 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714: Horrobin-Hyte', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 748–784. Retrieved 7 July 2011
^ ^a ^b Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
^ "History of Parliament". Retrieved 27 October 2011.

[1] History of Parliament biography of Lawrence I Hyde

[Alumni-2] 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714: Horrobin-Hyte', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 748–784. Retrieved 7 July 2011

[Willis-3] Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.

[4] "History of Parliament". Retrieved 27 October 2011.

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