H. Montgomery Hyde

Harford Montgomery Hyde (14 August 1907  10 August 1989), born in Belfast, Ireland, was a barrister, politician (Ulster Unionist MP for Belfast North), prolific author and biographer. He was deselected by his party in 1959, losing his seat in the House of Commons, as a result of campaigning on homosexual law reform.

Harford Montgomery Hyde
MP
Member of Parliament
for Belfast North
In office
23 February 1950  18 September 1959
Preceded byWilliam Frederick Neill
Succeeded byStratton Mills
Personal details
Born(1907-08-14)14 August 1907
Belfast, Ireland
Died10 August 1989(1989-08-10) (aged 81)
Kent, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
Spouses
Dorothy Mabel Brayshaw Crofts
(m. 1939; div. 1952)
    Mary Eleanor Fischer
    (m. 1955; dis. 1966)
      Rosalind Roberts Dimond
      (m. 1966)
      Alma materQueen's University Belfast
      Magdalen College, Oxford
      OccupationPolitician
      ProfessionBarrister, author
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