Sir Robert Hyde was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 between 1621 and 1625.

Hyde was of Berkshire, possibly of Charleton. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 9 March 1610, aged 15. He was a gentleman pensioner to James I and was knighted on 23 July 1613. In 1621, Hyde was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Abingdon

Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He was elected MP for Wootton Bassett

Wootton Bassett (UK Parliament constituency)

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in 1625.