Person Hyde; Henry (1638 - 1709); 2nd Earl of Clarendon; politician Hyde Henry politician 1638 - 1709 British Male 2 June 1638 16380602 31 October 1709 17091031 Baptism: St Margaret's Westminster, London, England, Europe (11 June 1638) Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe (4 November 1709)

Swallowfield, near Reading, Berkshire

Politician Education: Oxford (MA by diploma 1661); Middle Temple (admitted 1661) Career: In exile with his mother at Antwerp and Breda; assisted his father Edward Hyde (FRS 1665) in his correspondence with other Royalists; returned to England at the Restoration (1660); Commissioner for Assessment for Wiltshire (1660-1674), for Middlesex (1661-1663, 1664-1674), for Oxfordshire (1663-1674), and for Berkshire and Westminster (1673-1674); MP for Lyme Regis (1660); MP for Wiltshire (1661-1674); Commissioner for Trade (1660-1668); Commissioner for Oyer and Terminer for Wales (1661); Deputy-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (1661-1662), and for Oxfordshire (1663-1689); Private Secretary to Queen Catherine of Braganza (1662-1665); Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire (1663-1689); Lord Chamberlain to the Queen (1665-1668, 1670-1675); High Steward of Reading (1674-?death), of Salisbury (1683-death), and of Oxford University (1686-death); Privy Councillor (1679, 1680-1689); Keeper of Denmark House; Treasurer and Receiver General of the Queen's Revenues (1680-1686); Governor of the New River Company (1682); Lord Privy Seal (1685-1687); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1685-1687); Commissioner for Licensing Pedlars (1686-1687); defected to William III shortly after his arrival in England, but became a strict Non-Juror and was imprisoned in the Tower of London for plotting on behalf of James II (1690, 1691); on his release, retired to the country Parents: Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (FRS 1665) and Frances Aylesbury; succeeded his father (1674) Siblings: Edward Hyde; Laurence Hyde Married: 1) Theodosia Capell; 2) Flower Backhouse (formerly Bishop; née Backhouse) Additional relatives: brother-in-law James II (FRS 1685); nephew-by-marriage Charles Somerset, Marquis of Worcester (FRS 1673) Prior to succeeding his father as Earl of Clarendon in 1674, Hyde was known as Viscount Cornbury. Whilst in exile with his parents after the end of the Civil War, his father used Hyde as a copyist and decipherer for his confidential correspondence with other royalists in a similar situation. After the ascension of William to the throne in 1688, Clarendon spent much of his life in seclusion. Royal Society roles: Council 1684 Fellow 01/12/1684 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster; GEC; Henning; ODNB Authority: Baptism information from (GEC) Hyde H, IM006738.jpg International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH4449 2 Jun 1638 - 31 Oct 1709 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 02/11/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5693 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/45071137 e6ad159a-555a-4c4d-880f-c49c8f7623ba