the 1708 British general election. He told for the Tories in two election disputes and voted against the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell. He was returned again for Launceston at the 1710 British general election. In September 1710 he became joint vice-treasurer and paymaster-general for Ireland. He was also appointed to the Privy Council of Great Britain in 1710. However, he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Rochester on 2 May 1711 and vacated his seat in the House of Commons. He continued to serve the Tory ministry in the House of Lords. As Lord Rochester he received several appointments in 1711. He was Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall to 1714, a Commissioner for building fifty new churches to 1715, Keeper of Richmond New Park to 1727, and High Steward of Oxford University from 1711 for the rest of his life. In 1719 he was one of main subscribers in the Royal Academy of Music (1719), a corporation that produced baroque opera on stage. He succeeded his cousin as 4th Earl of Clarendon on 31 March 1723. Later life and legacy By his wife Jane, he had children: Hon. Henrietta Hyde (bur. 5 July 1710) Hon. Edward Hyde (bur. 17 November 1702) Hon. Laurence Hyde (b. 6 October 1703; bur. 27 May 1704) Hon. Ann Hyde (bur. 2 November 1709) Lady Jane Hyde (d. January 1723/1724), married William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex on 27 November 1718 Lady Catherine Hyde (c. 1701 – 17 July 1777), married Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry on 10 March 1720 Lady Charlotte Hyde (c.1707 – 17 March 1740) Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury (1710–1753) Lord Rochester died on 10 December 1753, and was buried at Wootton Bassett. His last surviving son Henry Hyde, Lord Cornbury died nine months before him and consequently both earldoms became extinct. References External links The Correspondence of Henry Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, Henry Hyde Clarendon, Great Britain, 1828 |- |- 1672 births 1753 deaths People educated at Eton College English expatriates in Belgium Hyde, Henry Hyde, Lord Hyde, Henry Hyde, Lord Hyde, Henry Hyde, Lord 4 Lord-Lieutenants of Cornwall Hyde, Henry Hyde, Lord Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon Hyde, Henry Hyde, Lord Hyde, Henry Hyde, Lord Earls of Rochester British Life Guards officers