Robert Hyde

Article summary

Robert Hyde may refer to: * Robert Hyde (died 1642) (c. 1562–1642), MP for Great Bedwyn and Chippenham * Robert Hyde (1650–1722), MP for Hindon 1677–79, 1685–87, and 1689–98, and Wiltshire 1702–27 * Robert Hyde (MP for Abingdon) (c. 1595 – at least 1638), MP for Abingdon 1621, Wootton Bassett 1625, and Cricklade 1626 * Robert Hyde (judge) (1595–1665), English judge * Robert Hyde (footballer) (born 1954), Australian rules footballer * Robert F. Hyde, American businessman, lobbyist, and political candidate * Bob Hyde, a character in the 1978 film Coming Home

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1954 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1642 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=948034615