Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon
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Henry Hyde, (1638-1709), was the son of Edward Hyde, the 1st Earl of Clarendon, and his wife Frances Aylesbury. After his father was banished, he opposed the court party. In 1674, he succeeded to his father's title as 2nd Earl of Clarendon. In 1685, Clarendon's brother-in-law, King James II, appointed him Lord Privy Seal. A few months later, he was made Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1687, Clarendon and his brother, the Earl of Rochester, fell from the king's favor and were dismissed.
In December 1688, he and Rochester joined the party of William of Orange during the Revolution of 1688. The next year, however, Clarendon refused to take an oath to William, and was imprisoned as a Jacobite for six months. He died in 1709, and his son, Edward, Lord Cornbury, inherited his title. His papers were published in 1828 as The Clarendon Papers.
| Preceded by: The Marquess of Halifax | Lord Privy Seal 1685–1687 | Succeeded by: The Lord Arundell of Wardour |
| Preceded by: Lords Justices | Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1685–1687 | Succeeded by: The Earl of Tyrconnell |
| Preceded by: Edward Hyde | Earl of Clarendon | Succeeded by: Edward Hyde |
