Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon.
English military officer, governor of New York and New Jersey (1661-1723)
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About Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, styled Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709, was an English Army officer, politician and colonial administrator. He was propelled into the forefront of English politics when he and part of his army defected from the Catholic King James II to support the newly arrived Protestant contender, William III of Orange. These actions were part of the beginning of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Cornbury's choice to support his cousin Anne instead of William after the rebellion cost him his military commission. However, Cornbury's support of King William's reign eventually earned him the governorship of the provinces of New York and New Jersey; he served between 1701 and 1708.
Everything about Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon →- Occupation
- politician, diplomat, governor
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Colonial Governor of New York, Governor of New York and New Jersey, Member of the 1685-87 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- November 28, 1661
- Died
- March 31, 1723