Charles Bartlett Hyde

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Charles Bartlett Hyde
CBE
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belize
In office
30 November 1979 – 9 November 1984
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor GeneralDame Minita Gordon
Prime MinisterGeorge Cadle Price
Personal details
BornBelize
Political partyPeople's United Party
ResidenceBelize City, Belize
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAdministrator

Charles Bartlett Hyde, CBE, is a Belizean politician.[1] He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 30 November 1979 to 9 November 1984.[2] During the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II on her silver coronation anniversary[3] in 1977, Hyde was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. In 1998 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[2]

Background[edit]

Early life[edit]

Hyde was born in 1923 to Eunice, née Locke, and James Bartlett Hyde in Belize City (then the capital of British Honduras). He attended St. John's College then entered the administrative service of British Honduras. In October 1946, he married Elinor Belisle. The couple raised seven sons and two daughters, of whom Dartmouth's Evan X Hyde is the eldest.[2]

Political career[edit]

In the administrative service of British Honduras, Hyde met various authorities and in 1944 went to the post office of Belize. In 1959 he returned for twelve months to the General Post Office in Great Britain. At the Belize Post Office he was Assistant Postmaster from 1960 to 1962. He retired as Postmaster General in 1978.[2]

Legacy[edit]

The Charles Bartlett Hyde Building, an administrative building on Mahogany Street in Belize City, was named after Hyde in 2008. The building was renovated in 1995 and was formerly known as Complex Building.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "House of Representatives Belize - National Assembly". web.archive.org. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sports, Sin, and Subversion - A book by Evan X. Hyde". www.amandala.com.bz. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. ^ "Page 39 | Supplement 55360, 30 December 1998 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-07.