Listed on monument: Austin, Elizabeth, Caroline E., and Mary E. Hyde
Judge Austin Hyde, son of Benjamin Hyde, was born in Franklin, Conn., January 21, 1789, his father having been a soldier and afterwards a pensioner of the Revolution. He came to this village when it was comparatively new and was the second of six brothers and two sisters, all of whom settled in this State, and the eldest, Bela B., was the first collector appointed for the Erie canal at the present city of Rome. Uri TRACY then was county clerk and Mr. Hyde became his deputy. Soon thereafter the office was removed to Norwich, where he went and remained several years, but returned and became a member of the mercantile firm of MYGATT & Hyde, doing business at the old store now removed, which stood in the corner near the residence of Joseph E. PACKARD.
Mr. Hyde was Supervisor of the town many years; twice a member of the State Legislature, in 1823 and 1833; the first collector appointed at this place for the Chenango canal in 1838; was soon after a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county; a trustee of Oxford Academy, and a long time its secretary and treasurer; a warden of St. Paul's church; appointed receiver to close up the affairs of the Chenango County Mutual Insurance Company, and discharged other important trusts, public and private. Mr. Hyde, on his return from Albany after the passage of the Chenango canal bill, was met by a delegation of townsmen, who had procured a boat, placed it on wheels, and in this he was escorted to his residence, which is now occupied by A. D. HARRINGTON. The town as illuminated and Mr. Hyde entertained a large company that evening. A severe thunderstorm came up and many were detained at the house till a late hour, and were finally carried home in a lumber wagon on account of the heavy downpour and condition of the streets.
Mr. Hyde married in October, 1819, at New Milford, Conn., Elizabeth, a sister of Henry and William MYGATT, and died at his home in this village, now the residence of A. D. Harrington, February 25, 1850, leaving his widow, who died June 19, 1882, and four children, Caroline E., William H., Minerva H., who married Clark I. HAYES of Unadilla, Otsego county, and died January 9, 1904, and Mary E. The Misses Hyde are the last of the family, and still reside in Oxford.
William H. Hyde, son of Austin and Elizabeth (MYGATT) Hyde, was born in this village September 4, 1826. His early education was obtained at Oxford Academy, where he prepared for Yale College, but not finding student life there to his liking withdrew and entered Hobart College at Geneva, N. Y., graduating in 1848. Returning home he taught in the Academy for several terms and read law with Henry R. Mygatt. Admitted to the bar in 1854, he was for a short time a partner of James W. GLOVER. In 1857 he represented Chenango county in the Legislature.
June 16, 1859, Mr. Hyde married Miss Myra Bates GRAVES at Northampton, Mass., and soon after removed to Oconomowox, Wis., where he practiced law. On the breaking out of the Civil war, Mr. Hyde returned to Oxford, where he remained until his death, which occurred May 5, 1902.
In 1865 Mr. Hyde was elected Special County Judge, serving three years, and was Supervisor of the town for four years. In the year 1857 he was elected a trustee of Oxford Academy, resigned that year, was re-elected in 1873, made vice-president of the board in 1878 and president in 1881, an office he held up to the uniting of the Academy with the Union school district. He was thoroughly conversant with the history of the institution, having prepared the historical address for the jubilee celebration in 1854. Mr. Hyde was a warm friend of the Academy, did a great deal for its advancement, and his pen was ever ready to perpetuate its long and brilliant career. For several years, previous to and during the Civil war, he did the editorial work on THE OXFORD TIMES. His work was that of a scholar and polished writer.
Mr. Hyde was a communicant of St. Paul's church, having been confirmed May 23, 1848, by Bishop DeLANCY, and for many years a member of the vestry, and at his death a warden of the church. Mrs. Hyde and only child, Elizabeth Mygatt Hyde, are yet residents of Oxford.
Judge Austin Hyde, son of Benjamin Hyde, was born in Franklin, Conn., January 21, 1789, his father having been a soldier and afterwards a pensioner of the Revolution. He came to this village when it was comparatively new and was the second of six brothers and two sisters, all of whom settled in this State, and the eldest, Bela B., was the first collector appointed for the Erie canal at the present city of Rome. Uri TRACY then was county clerk and Mr. Hyde became his deputy. Soon thereafter the office was removed to Norwich, where he went and remained several years, but returned and became a member of the mercantile firm of MYGATT & Hyde, doing business at the old store now removed, which stood in the corner near the residence of Joseph E. PACKARD.
Mr. Hyde was Supervisor of the town many years; twice a member of the State Legislature, in 1823 and 1833; the first collector appointed at this place for the Chenango canal in 1838; was soon after a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county; a trustee of Oxford Academy, and a long time its secretary and treasurer; a warden of St. Paul's church; appointed receiver to close up the affairs of the Chenango County Mutual Insurance Company, and discharged other important trusts, public and private. Mr. Hyde, on his return from Albany after the passage of the Chenango canal bill, was met by a delegation of townsmen, who had procured a boat, placed it on wheels, and in this he was escorted to his residence, which is now occupied by A. D. HARRINGTON. The town as illuminated and Mr. Hyde entertained a large company that evening. A severe thunderstorm came up and many were detained at the house till a late hour, and were finally carried home in a lumber wagon on account of the heavy downpour and condition of the streets.
Mr. Hyde married in October, 1819, at New Milford, Conn., Elizabeth, a sister of Henry and William MYGATT, and died at his home in this village, now the residence of A. D. Harrington, February 25, 1850, leaving his widow, who died June 19, 1882, and four children, Caroline E., William H., Minerva H., who married Clark I. HAYES of Unadilla, Otsego county, and died January 9, 1904, and Mary E. The Misses Hyde are the last of the family, and still reside in Oxford.
William H. Hyde, son of Austin and Elizabeth (MYGATT) Hyde, was born in this village September 4, 1826. His early education was obtained at Oxford Academy, where he prepared for Yale College, but not finding student life there to his liking withdrew and entered Hobart College at Geneva, N. Y., graduating in 1848. Returning home he taught in the Academy for several terms and read law with Henry R. Mygatt. Admitted to the bar in 1854, he was for a short time a partner of James W. GLOVER. In 1857 he represented Chenango county in the Legislature.
June 16, 1859, Mr. Hyde married Miss Myra Bates GRAVES at Northampton, Mass., and soon after removed to Oconomowox, Wis., where he practiced law. On the breaking out of the Civil war, Mr. Hyde returned to Oxford, where he remained until his death, which occurred May 5, 1902.
In 1865 Mr. Hyde was elected Special County Judge, serving three years, and was Supervisor of the town for four years. In the year 1857 he was elected a trustee of Oxford Academy, resigned that year, was re-elected in 1873, made vice-president of the board in 1878 and president in 1881, an office he held up to the uniting of the Academy with the Union school district. He was thoroughly conversant with the history of the institution, having prepared the historical address for the jubilee celebration in 1854. Mr. Hyde was a warm friend of the Academy, did a great deal for its advancement, and his pen was ever ready to perpetuate its long and brilliant career. For several years, previous to and during the Civil war, he did the editorial work on THE OXFORD TIMES. His work was that of a scholar and polished writer.
Mr. Hyde was a communicant of St. Paul's church, having been confirmed May 23, 1848, by Bishop DeLANCY, and for many years a member of the vestry, and at his death a warden of the church. Mrs. Hyde and only child, Elizabeth Mygatt Hyde, are yet residents of Oxford.
Listed on monument: Austin, Elizabeth, Caroline E., and Mary E. Hyde
Judge Austin Hyde, son of Benjamin Hyde, was born in Franklin, Conn., January 21, 1789, his father having been a soldier and afterwards a pensioner of the Revolution. He came to this village when it was comparatively new and was the second of six brothers and two sisters, all of whom settled in this State, and the eldest, Bela B., was the first collector appointed for the Erie canal at the present city of Rome. Uri TRACY then was county clerk and Mr. Hyde became his deputy. Soon thereafter the office was removed to Norwich, where he went and remained several years, but returned and became a member of the mercantile firm of MYGATT & Hyde, doing business at the old store now removed, which stood in the corner near the residence of Joseph E. PACKARD.
Mr. Hyde was Supervisor of the town many years; twice a member of the State Legislature, in 1823 and 1833; the first collector appointed at this place for the Chenango canal in 1838; was soon after a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county; a trustee of Oxford Academy, and a long time its secretary and treasurer; a warden of St. Paul's church; appointed receiver to close up the affairs of the Chenango County Mutual Insurance Company, and discharged other important trusts, public and private. Mr. Hyde, on his return from Albany after the passage of the Chenango canal bill, was met by a delegation of townsmen, who had procured a boat, placed it on wheels, and in this he was escorted to his residence, which is now occupied by A. D. HARRINGTON. The town as illuminated and Mr. Hyde entertained a large company that evening. A severe thunderstorm came up and many were detained at the house till a late hour, and were finally carried home in a lumber wagon on account of the heavy downpour and condition of the streets.
Mr. Hyde married in October, 1819, at New Milford, Conn., Elizabeth, a sister of Henry and William MYGATT, and died at his home in this village, now the residence of A. D. Harrington, February 25, 1850, leaving his widow, who died June 19, 1882, and four children, Caroline E., William H., Minerva H., who married Clark I. HAYES of Unadilla, Otsego county, and died January 9, 1904, and Mary E. The Misses Hyde are the last of the family, and still reside in Oxford.
William H. Hyde, son of Austin and Elizabeth (MYGATT) Hyde, was born in this village September 4, 1826. His early education was obtained at Oxford Academy, where he prepared for Yale College, but not finding student life there to his liking withdrew and entered Hobart College at Geneva, N. Y., graduating in 1848. Returning home he taught in the Academy for several terms and read law with Henry R. Mygatt. Admitted to the bar in 1854, he was for a short time a partner of James W. GLOVER. In 1857 he represented Chenango county in the Legislature.
June 16, 1859, Mr. Hyde married Miss Myra Bates GRAVES at Northampton, Mass., and soon after removed to Oconomowox, Wis., where he practiced law. On the breaking out of the Civil war, Mr. Hyde returned to Oxford, where he remained until his death, which occurred May 5, 1902.
In 1865 Mr. Hyde was elected Special County Judge, serving three years, and was Supervisor of the town for four years. In the year 1857 he was elected a trustee of Oxford Academy, resigned that year, was re-elected in 1873, made vice-president of the board in 1878 and president in 1881, an office he held up to the uniting of the Academy with the Union school district. He was thoroughly conversant with the history of the institution, having prepared the historical address for the jubilee celebration in 1854. Mr. Hyde was a warm friend of the Academy, did a great deal for its advancement, and his pen was ever ready to perpetuate its long and brilliant career. For several years, previous to and during the Civil war, he did the editorial work on THE OXFORD TIMES. His work was that of a scholar and polished writer.
Mr. Hyde was a communicant of St. Paul's church, having been confirmed May 23, 1848, by Bishop DeLANCY, and for many years a member of the vestry, and at his death a warden of the church. Mrs. Hyde and only child, Elizabeth Mygatt Hyde, are yet residents of Oxford.
Judge Austin Hyde, son of Benjamin Hyde, was born in Franklin, Conn., January 21, 1789, his father having been a soldier and afterwards a pensioner of the Revolution. He came to this village when it was comparatively new and was the second of six brothers and two sisters, all of whom settled in this State, and the eldest, Bela B., was the first collector appointed for the Erie canal at the present city of Rome. Uri TRACY then was county clerk and Mr. Hyde became his deputy. Soon thereafter the office was removed to Norwich, where he went and remained several years, but returned and became a member of the mercantile firm of MYGATT & Hyde, doing business at the old store now removed, which stood in the corner near the residence of Joseph E. PACKARD.
Mr. Hyde was Supervisor of the town many years; twice a member of the State Legislature, in 1823 and 1833; the first collector appointed at this place for the Chenango canal in 1838; was soon after a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county; a trustee of Oxford Academy, and a long time its secretary and treasurer; a warden of St. Paul's church; appointed receiver to close up the affairs of the Chenango County Mutual Insurance Company, and discharged other important trusts, public and private. Mr. Hyde, on his return from Albany after the passage of the Chenango canal bill, was met by a delegation of townsmen, who had procured a boat, placed it on wheels, and in this he was escorted to his residence, which is now occupied by A. D. HARRINGTON. The town as illuminated and Mr. Hyde entertained a large company that evening. A severe thunderstorm came up and many were detained at the house till a late hour, and were finally carried home in a lumber wagon on account of the heavy downpour and condition of the streets.
Mr. Hyde married in October, 1819, at New Milford, Conn., Elizabeth, a sister of Henry and William MYGATT, and died at his home in this village, now the residence of A. D. Harrington, February 25, 1850, leaving his widow, who died June 19, 1882, and four children, Caroline E., William H., Minerva H., who married Clark I. HAYES of Unadilla, Otsego county, and died January 9, 1904, and Mary E. The Misses Hyde are the last of the family, and still reside in Oxford.
William H. Hyde, son of Austin and Elizabeth (MYGATT) Hyde, was born in this village September 4, 1826. His early education was obtained at Oxford Academy, where he prepared for Yale College, but not finding student life there to his liking withdrew and entered Hobart College at Geneva, N. Y., graduating in 1848. Returning home he taught in the Academy for several terms and read law with Henry R. Mygatt. Admitted to the bar in 1854, he was for a short time a partner of James W. GLOVER. In 1857 he represented Chenango county in the Legislature.
June 16, 1859, Mr. Hyde married Miss Myra Bates GRAVES at Northampton, Mass., and soon after removed to Oconomowox, Wis., where he practiced law. On the breaking out of the Civil war, Mr. Hyde returned to Oxford, where he remained until his death, which occurred May 5, 1902.
In 1865 Mr. Hyde was elected Special County Judge, serving three years, and was Supervisor of the town for four years. In the year 1857 he was elected a trustee of Oxford Academy, resigned that year, was re-elected in 1873, made vice-president of the board in 1878 and president in 1881, an office he held up to the uniting of the Academy with the Union school district. He was thoroughly conversant with the history of the institution, having prepared the historical address for the jubilee celebration in 1854. Mr. Hyde was a warm friend of the Academy, did a great deal for its advancement, and his pen was ever ready to perpetuate its long and brilliant career. For several years, previous to and during the Civil war, he did the editorial work on THE OXFORD TIMES. His work was that of a scholar and polished writer.
Mr. Hyde was a communicant of St. Paul's church, having been confirmed May 23, 1848, by Bishop DeLANCY, and for many years a member of the vestry, and at his death a warden of the church. Mrs. Hyde and only child, Elizabeth Mygatt Hyde, are yet residents of Oxford.
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