Sir George Hyde (1570 – March/April 1623) was an

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politician and appointed Knight of the Order of the Bath. Hyde was the eldest son of William Hyde of South

Denchworth Denchworth is a village and civil parish about north of Wantage. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 171. The parish ...

in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) and his wife Catherine daughter of George Gill of

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in Hertfordshire. The family had been influential in Berkshire for centuries. Hyde was the stepson of Richard Lovelace. He was MP for Tamworth, where his wife came from, in 1597 and for Berkshire in 1601. He was succeeded in that office by Francis Knollys. He was appointed Knight of the Order of the Bath. He lived at

Kingston Lisle Park Kingston Lisle Park is a Grade II* listed Georgian country house and estate in Kingston Lisle, near Wantage, in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. The house dates from the 17th century and is surrounded by an estate of more ...

in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) and built the house preceding the present one.

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1570 births 1623 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Berkshire People from Vale of White Horse (district)

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