Lawrence Hyde was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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  in two parliaments between 1624 and 1629.

Hyde was the son of Sir Lawrence Hyde

Lawrence Hyde (attorney-general)

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....

, of Heale, near Salisbury, Wiltshire. He was a student of 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 1608 and matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 9 March 1610, aged 15. He was awarded BA on 19 July 1612.

In 1624, Hyde was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Hindon

Hindon (UK Parliament constituency)

Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act...

. He was re-elected MP for Hindon in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

Hyde died in 1643 and was buried on 3 December 1643.

Hyde was the brother of Robert Hyde

Robert Hyde

Sir 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,...

 and Alexander Hyde

Alexander Hyde

Alexander 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...

, and cousin of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English historian and statesman, and grandfather of two English monarchs, Mary II and Queen Anne.-Early life:...

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