Edward Hyde (c. 1650%E2%80%931712)

Edward Hyde was the first colonial governor of the separate colony of North Carolina, from 1711 until his death in 1712. He governed during a time of great turmoil in the colony, including a revolt by the former governor known as Carys Rebellion and a Native American uprising called the Tuscarora War.

Hyde was born in 1667 to a prominent family in England and was a cousin of Anne Hyde, the first wife of King James II of England. He was a son of Robert Hyde and his wife Phillis Snyed of Cheshire in England. Hyde, along with his sisters, Anne and Penelope, was raised by his grandmother, since his parents died when he was about three years old.

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