Background
Hyde was second son of William Hyde of South Denchworth in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) and his wife Catherine daughter of George Gill of Wyddial in Hertfordshire.
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Education
Magdalen College.
Career
He was the brother of Sir George Hyde and lived at Charlton in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, on 9 March 1610, aged 15. He was knighted on 23 July 1603 at the coronation of James I.
He was a gentleman pensioner to James I from 1618 to 1631.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett in 1625 and Cricklade in 1626.
They had no children. In 1638 he gave his age as 60 and said he had been confined in the Fleet Prison for debt.
Membership
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In 1621, Hyde was elected Member of Parliament for Abingdon.
