Charles Hyett (1677 – 1738), of

Painswick House Painswick House is a Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical English country house, country house in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. It was built c.1737 for Charles Hyett by the architect John Strahan. It was extended in the 19th century by ...

, near

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Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire ...

, was an English politician. He was born 10 April 1677, the eldest son of Benjamin Hyett (d. 1711), an attorney and clerk of the peace for Gloucestershire. His father held a lease on Marybone House in the south-west corner of Gloucester from the city council, close to the castle, which Charles in due course inherited and extended. Hyett married Anna (d. 1728), daughter of Nicholas Webb, an alderman of Gloucester in 1707. They had two sons

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and

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. In 1705 he was appointed as

chapter clerk Chapter Clerk is the title usually given to the officer responsible for the administrative support to the Chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church in the Church of England. The post is usually occupied by a laity In religious organizations, ...

and as bailiff and rent collector for Gloucester. In 1715 he was appointed constable of Gloucester cathedral, thereby acquiring a lease of the

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adjoining his house to extend his garden He was returned unopposed as a

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(MP) for

in 1722. He purchased an estate in

Painswick Painswick is a town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew from the wool trade, but it is now best known for its parish church's Taxus baccata, yew trees and the local Painswick House, Pain ...

in 1733, where he built a gentleman's residence. He may also have been responsible for the Pigeon House in the Painswick Rococo Garden, developed by his son Benjamin, which appears to date from this period. He also purchased Hunt's Court in the hamlet of Bentham,

Badgeworth Badgeworth is a village and civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England, between Gloucester and Cheltenham. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,206, increasing to 1,286 at the 2011 census. ...

, Gloucestershire. He was buried in the family vault in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyett, Charles 1677 births 1738 deaths Politicians from Gloucester British MPs 1722–1727 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Hyett family