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Harford Montgomery Hyde[1, 2]
1907 - 1989 (81 years)
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Name Harford Montgomery Hyde Birth 14 Aug 1907 Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 
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''Ranelagh'', Malone RoadGender Male Census 2 Apr 1911 Malone Road, Cromac, Antrim, Ireland Education Queen's University Belfast Occupation Barrister, Politician, Judge Religion Church of Ireland _AMTID 132543239404:1030:194851487 _FSFTID LBS6-NWT _UID 19D2F6B42EF64680A74CA2DDA4C7E69FE125 Death 10 Aug 1989 Ashford, Kent, England Person ID I132266 World of Hyde Last Modified 8 Dec 2021
Father James Johnston Hyde, b. 26 Apr 1875, Strandtown, County Down, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown Mother Isobel Greenfield Montgomery, b. Abt 1886, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 8 Sep 1906 Knock Methodist, Belfast, Down, Ireland Family ID F55803 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Dorothy Mabel Brayshaw Crofts d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1939 Divorce 1952 Family ID F57916 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Feb 2024
Family 2 Mary Eleanor Fischer d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1955 Divorce 1966 Family ID F57917 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Feb 2024
Family 3 Rosalind Roberts Dimond, b. 1932, Dartford, Kent, England, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F57918 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Feb 2024
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Birth - Address:
''Ranelagh'', Malone Road - 14 Aug 1907 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Death - 10 Aug 1989 - Ashford, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Harford Montgomery Hyde was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1907. His parents were James Johnstone Hyde, a linen merchant, and Isobel G. Montgomery, a distant cousin of Henry James. Hyde attended Sedbergh School at Queen's University, Belfast, Massachusetts gdalen College, and Oxford where he read history and law. He began his practice of law as a barrister in London and on the North-Eastern Circuit in 1934. He and his wife Dorothy, a member of the World War II Fire Service, were married in April 1939. Later that year, Hyde joined the British Army Intelligence Corps. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the service and traveled to many countries including America, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, and Russia.
Beginning in 1947, Hyde spent two years as the legal advisor for the British Lion Film Corp. He served as a member of Parliament from the Belfast North Division in the House of Commons from 1950-59. He played a prominent role in the fight to abolish the death penalty for murder and became involved in efforts to bring about legal and social reform in the areas of censorship, pornography, and civil rights for homosexuals. Hyde also acted as a United Kingdom delegate for the Council of Europe Consultative Assembly in Strasbourg, France, from 1952-55. From 1959 to 1961 he was a professor of history and political science at Punjab University
The Rise of Castlereagh,Hyde's first published work, appeared in 1933. He published more than 40 books on various topics, including several volumes in the Notable Trial Series. As a scholar of trends in criminal law and social history, he focused particularly on pornography and scandal and wrote numerous works on Oscar Wilde, Alfred Douglas, Henry James, Roger Casement, and Judge Jefferys. Some of his titles include: Air Defense and the Civil Population (1937), Mexican Empire (1946), Privacy and the Press (1947), The Trial of Oscar Wilde (1948), The Trial of Craig and Bentley (1954), Trial of Sir Roger Casement (1960), Oscar Wilde: The Aftermath (1963), A History of Pornography (1964), Henry James at Home (1969), The Love that Dared Not Speak Its Name (1970), Oscar Wilde: A Biography (1975), Crime Has Its Heros (1976), The Annotated Oscar Wilde (1982), and Secret Intelligence Agent (1982), an autobiographical account of Hyde's activities during World War II. Hyde died in the summer of 1989, just after completing the introduction to his final work, The Lady Chaerley's Lover Trial, published in 1990.
- Harford Montgomery Hyde was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1907. His parents were James Johnstone Hyde, a linen merchant, and Isobel G. Montgomery, a distant cousin of Henry James. Hyde attended Sedbergh School at Queen's University, Belfast, Massachusetts gdalen College, and Oxford where he read history and law. He began his practice of law as a barrister in London and on the North-Eastern Circuit in 1934. He and his wife Dorothy, a member of the World War II Fire Service, were married in April 1939. Later that year, Hyde joined the British Army Intelligence Corps. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the service and traveled to many countries including America, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, and Russia.
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Sources - [S84] 1911 Ireland Census, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10198/1911-ireland-census?s=230807621&itemId=1441561-&groupId=fe49e2a01fe1896178484a93545df1df&action=showRecord&indId=individual-230807621-2500804.
Harford M Hyde Gender: Male Birth: Circa 1908 - Belfast, County Antrimeligion: Church of Ireland Age: 3 Marital status: Single Father: James J Hyde Mother: Isobel G HydeSibling: Claire M Hyde Image: Click here to view Household Relation to head; Name; Age Head; James J Hyde; 35 Wife; Isobel G Hyde; 24 Son; Harford M Hyde; 3 Daughter; Claire M Hyde; 1 Nurse; James Mc K Campbell; 29 Servant; Rose Connolly; 26 - [S142] England & Wales, Death Index, 1866-1920 & 1984-2005, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10444-32231727/harford-montgomery-hyde-in-england-wales-death-index.
Harford Montgomery Hyde Death date: Aug 1989 Death place: Ashford, Kent
- [S84] 1911 Ireland Census, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10198/1911-ireland-census?s=230807621&itemId=1441561-&groupId=fe49e2a01fe1896178484a93545df1df&action=showRecord&indId=individual-230807621-2500804.