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unusual facts about Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon


2nd Earl of Rochester

Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 2nd Earl of Rochester (1672 – 1753), English nobleman and politician


Assyrian Democratic Movement

Due to successful lobbying from influential Assyrian-Americans and from Congressman Henry Hyde, American President George W. Bush designated the ADM an officially recognized Iraqi opposition movement.

David Schippers

He became a public figure when a friend of his, Congressman Henry Hyde, asked him to be the Chief Investigative Counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, which was holding an inquiry on whether President Bill Clinton had committed impeachable offenses in his handling of the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit, during which he committed perjury regarding his affair with then White House Intern Monica Lewinsky.

Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon

On 3 December he had an interview at Berwick, near Hindon, Wiltshire, and offered his support.

He attacked Buckingham and Arlington.

Jacobson v. United States

A group of conservative Republicans in both houses of Congress, including Newt Gingrich, Dick Armey, Henry Hyde and Rick Santorum, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children both argued for affirming the conviction, pointing to the invaluable nature of undercover investigations in fighting child pornography, worrying that requiring reasonable suspicion beforehand could make such operations impossible.

Joint Combat Aircraft

The effort, backed by the Bush administration, has been repeatedly blocked by U.S. Congressman Henry Hyde because of his concern about potential technology transfer to third countries.


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