| Authorised form of name | East; Sir; Edward Hyde (1764 - 1847); 1st Baronet Calcutta; judge |
| Dates | 1764 - 1847 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Jamaica, West Indies, North and Central America |
| Date of birth | 09 September 1764 |
| Place of death | Sherwood Lodge, Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Date of death | 08 January 1847 |
| Occupation | Barrister; Judge; Colonial official; plantation and slave owner |
| Research field | Law |
| Education |
| Activity | Education:
Harrow School; Magdalen College, University of Oxford
Career:
Major slave owner in Jamaica, where he was born and his family had long-established sugar plantations; called to the Bar at Inner Temple (1786); MP for Great Bedwyn (1792-1796); Principal of Hindu College (later Hindu School, Kolkata); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Fort William, Bengal, India (1813-1822); MP for Winchester (1823-183); Privy Councillor; Bencher of Inner Temple
Honours:
Kt 1813; Bt 1823
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/04/1799 |
| Age at election | 34 |
| Relationships | Great-grandson of Captain John East (aka Edward East) who was active in the conquest of Jamaica; married Jane Isabella Hankey (1786) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Wikipedia; UCL LBS
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1847 No 69 pp 708-710
References:
'Sir Edward Hyde East 1st Bart.', Legacies of British Slave-ownership database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/16601 [accessed 3rd July 2020)] |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/68997592 |
| Code | NA2947 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1799/02 | East, Sir Edward Hyde: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/001228 | East, Sir Edward Hyde | nd |