Thomas Villiers 2nd Earl of Clarendon Biography

Thomas Villiers 2nd Earl of Clarendon (25 December 1753 – 7 March 1824) known as Lord Hyde from 1776 to 1786 was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament.Clarendon was the eldest son of Thomas Villiers 1st Earl of Clarendon and his wife Lady Charlotte Capell and was educated at Eton and St John's College Cambridge. He was elected to the House of Commons for Christchurch in 1774 a seat he held until 1780.