Ira Barnes Hyde (January 18, 1838 – December 6, 1926) was a Representative from

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. He was a Republican. Hyde was born in

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in 1838. He served in the army during the

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, and was a representative between 1873 and 1875. He ran for reelection but lost. He died in

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in 1926. His sons have also been involved in politics. Arthur M. Hyde was a

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. Laurance M. Hyde was a chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court.

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1838 births 1926 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri People from Guilford, New York People from Princeton, Missouri 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{Missouri-politician-stub