Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon
| Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon | |
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| 1st Governor of New Jersey in British North America |
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In office 1701–1708 |
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| Monarch | Anne |
| Lieutenant |
Col. Richard Ingoldesby Lieutenant-Governor |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | John, 4th Baron Lovelace |
| 14th colonial Governor of New York | |
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In office 1702–1708 |
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| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by | John Nanfan |
| Succeeded by | John, 4th Baron Lovelace |
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The Hon. Edward Hyde 28 November 1661 England |
| Died | 31 March 1723 (aged 61) Chelsea, London, England |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine O'Brien, 8th Baroness Clifton |
| Children | Edward, 9th Baron Clifton; Catherine; Mary; Flora; Theodosia; 10th Baroness Clifton |
| Profession | Diplomat and Governor in British North America |
| Religion | Anglican |
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (28 November 1661 – 31 March 1723), styled Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709, was Governor of New York and New Jersey between 1701 and 1708, and is reputed to have had a predeliction for cross-dressing while in Crown office.
Born The Honourable Edward Hyde, the only child of Henry, Viscount Cornbury (1638–1709), eldest son of the 1st Earl of Clarendon and the former Theodosia Capell (1640–1662), daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham, and sister of the 1st Earl of Essex, he was the nephew of Lady Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, wife of the future King James II, and the cousin of Queen Anne. From the age of nine, after his father's second marriage to the heiress Flower Backhouse, Edward Hyde lived at Swallowfield Park in Berkshire.
He studied at Oxford, matriculating on 23 January 1675, a month after his father succeeded as 2nd Earl of Clarendon, whereby he became styled Viscount Cornbury. He joined the Royal Regiment of Dragoons before being elected as a Tory Member of Parliament for Wiltshire from 1685–1696 and for Christchurch 1695–1701. He was Master of the Horse to Prince George of Denmark, and a Page of Honour to King James II at his Coronation. He was one of the first commanders to desert the King in 1688, taking with him as many troops as he could.
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