The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-09
TODAY IN HISTORY
Death Of the First Earl of Clarendon.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER Q.


On December o. 1874. Edward Hyde, the
first Earl OF Clarendon Charles III. 8 lofd
chancellor. died ut Roucn. France. ono
of the worst fauits In the character OF
this distinguished Englishman was MS
scrvilc reverence for royalty even to the
cheap. unprincpicd royalty Of the Two
Chareses Of the house OF stuart Yet
Hyde himself, by n strange 'hrn ol lor'
tune. had two grand daughters who be-
came queens regent Of Eneiand-Mhry
and Anne.
HYDE owed his elevation aud his fall to
associa ton with the Stuarts. rising To
great height and falling 10 Il great depth.
He VAS 80 years OF &c when he TOOK MS
seat in the short parliament where ne
quickly made himself prominent as zeal :
Gus supporter of the popula rcausc, and
In the long parliament. for a long time,
lie continued to show great zeal against
the abuses which the government OF
Charles !. had permitted 10 flourish.
When tho parliament Indicated dis
position however. To reform the crown
itself, Hyde went over to tho Side OF the
king He was employed in many matters
of importance by Charles, and Identified
himself with ihe roval fortunes. After
tho final ruin Of the kings cause al
Nasby. Hyde with three other gen llen1an'
was appointed 10 look after the interest 9
OF tho prince OF Wales, after"ard
After some wandering in Europe in tho
diplomatic service Of the exiled monarcA?.
Hyde Joined Prince Charles AT Paris and
torarion he was The chief adviser OF the
king be acting as chancellor OF the
cxchcuuer. and receiving subsequently tie
dignity of lord chancellor.
One OF the keys 10 the character OF
Hyde was his intense devotion TO the
Episcopal church The Church OF England,
and his attachment WAS so strong that II
admitted OF no compromise with any sect
Before the restoration this WAS ono of
the reasons why Hyde enjoyed so lille
popularity among even tho supporters of
the royalist cause, and aftcrward il con-
tributcd greatly 10 the general hatred
which helped to bring about his ruin.
Hyde retained his posts Of lord chan
ccllor and chancellor OF the eXchcuucr
after the restoration and he assumed II
once the direction Of the government
Next to the king. he was the most pow
eIful man In England and rapidly became
the most unpopular man in the Kingdom.
Besides his devotion To the church. he
had an exaggerated reverence for the SOW
ereien, and personally he was ambitious
and greedy He was hated for mis- ,uto-
crancc, for the splendor of his estates.
for what was believed 10 be the conceitcd
austerity OF his morals, and was blamed
for the offcnses that the king committed.
The duke OF York. afterward James H..
fell In love with Hydes daughter and
married her. and HYDE was created Earl
of Clarendon receiving al the same time
a gift OF G20, 900
Tho king. however. was tirinE Of Clar-
ondon, and his annoyance turned to hatr
wTs1l lle cndnc"llOr NeDtUrcU 10 interfere
In his love affairs. When Charles turned
against him. Clarcdon had not a friend
left In the kingdom.
Deprived OF his chancrllorshIp and
threatened with Impeachment and worse
clarendon fled 10 France and spent his
Inst years IN Rouen.
James lis daughters. Mary and Anne
by Anne Hyde. succeeded to the throne
or England
In literature. Ciarcndon's name de-
serves 10 be remembered for his History
OF the Rebellion and his Life of Ed
ward, Earl OF Clarendon" which have a
high and permanent value.