Lawrence Hyde (attorney-general)
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Sir Lawrence Hyde was an English lawyer who was attorey-general to the consort of King James I. He sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1584 and 1611.
Hyde was the second son of Lawrence Hyde of West Hatch, Wiltshire (MP for Heytesbury in 1584) and Anne Sibell. He was the brother of Henry Hyde and Nicholas Hyde
, who became Lord chief Justice. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford in around 1579, aged 17 and was awarded BA on 9 March 1580. He was elected Member of Parliament
for Chippenham
in 1586. He lived at Heale, near Salisbury and was called to the bar at Middle Temple
in 1589.
Hyde was elected MP for Heytesbury
in 1597 and for Marlborough
in 1601 and 1604. He became Attorney-general to Anne of Denmark
, consort of King James I, and was knighted on 27 November 1614. In 1616 he became treasurer of his Inn.
Hyde had married Barbara, daughter of John Baptista Castillion of Benham Valence, Berkshire and had 12 sons and 5 daughters . Four of his sons rose to significant positions:
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
at various times between 1584 and 1611.
Hyde was the second son of Lawrence Hyde of West Hatch, Wiltshire (MP for Heytesbury in 1584) and Anne Sibell. He was the brother of Henry Hyde and Nicholas Hyde
Nicholas Hyde
Sir Nicholas Hyde was Lord Chief Justice of England.He was the son of Lawrence Hyde and Ann Sybill and the brother of Henry Hyde and Lawrence Hyde, who became attorney-general...
, who became Lord chief Justice. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford in around 1579, aged 17 and was awarded BA on 9 March 1580. He was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Chippenham
Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chippenham is a parliamentary constituency, abolished in 1983 but recreated in 2010, and represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
in 1586. He lived at Heale, near Salisbury and was called to the bar at Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1589.
Hyde was elected MP for Heytesbury
Heytesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Heytesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire which elected two Members of Parliament. From 1449 until 1707 it was represented in the House of Commons of England, and then in the British House of Commons until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:The borough...
in 1597 and for Marlborough
Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:...
in 1601 and 1604. He became Attorney-general to Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark was queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland as the wife of King James VI and I.The second daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark, Anne married James in 1589 at the age of fourteen and bore him three children who survived infancy, including the future Charles I...
, consort of King James I, and was knighted on 27 November 1614. In 1616 he became treasurer of his Inn.
Hyde had married Barbara, daughter of John Baptista Castillion of Benham Valence, Berkshire and had 12 sons and 5 daughters . Four of his sons rose to significant positions:
- Sir Henry HydeHenry Hyde (Royalist)Sir Henry Hyde was a Royalist merchant beheaded by Parliament for acting as an envoy for the exiled King Charles II.He was the son of Lawrence Hyde of Salisbury, Wiltshire, the attorney-general and MP....
. An ardent royalist who accompanied Charles II to the continent, and returning to England was beheaded in 1650. - Robert HydeRobert HydeSir Robert Hyde was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench.-Early career:Hyde, who was born at his father's house, Heale, near Salisbury, in 1595, was second son of Sir Lawrence Hyde, attorney-general to Anne, the consort of James I, by his wife, Barbara Castilion of Marsh Benham,...
(1595-1665) - Alexander HydeAlexander HydeAlexander Hyde was an English royalist clergyman, Bishop of Salisbury from 1665 to 1667.-Life:Hyde was born at Salisbury in 1598, the fourth son of Sir Lawrence Hyde. At the age of twelve he entered Winchester College as a scholar, and matriculated 17 November 1615 at New College, Oxford. In...
(1598-1667) - Edward Hyde (1607-1659) A royalist divine who was nominated dean of Windsor in 1658, but died before taking up the appointment, and who was the author of many controversial works in Anglican theology.