William Waldo Hyde

William Waldo Hyde was a lawyer and a Democratic politician in Connecticut. He served one term as Mayor of Hartford, from April 4, 1892 through April 2, 1894. He ran again 1900 but was defeated.

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The Waldo-Hyde family was deeply involved in Democratic politics at the local, state, and national levels. William Waldo Hyde's maternal grandfather, Loren Pinckney Waldo, was a state judge and U.S. Congressman. Alvan Pinney Hyde, William's father, was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892. William's brother Frank Eldridge Hyde was a member of the Connecticut General Assembly and the U.S. Consul to Lyon.

Sources

• Flood, Kevin. "Mayors of Hartford." HartfordHistory.net. < https://www.hartfordhistory.net/mayors.html > Accessed 19 March 2017.
• Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Hyde family of Hartford, Connecticut." The Political Graveyard. < http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/16983.html > Accessed 19 March 2017.