Lloyd George Hyde (April 24, 1920 in Burnside,

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– August 25, 1985) was a

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in Manitoba,

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. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1977 until his death in 1985.

Early life

The son of Joseph Hyde and Frances Troop, he was educated in Burnside and

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and worked as a farmer after attending high school. He also served with an artillery unit in the

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from 1941 to 1945. Hyde subsequently became a Director of the Portage Industrial Exhibition and an Associate Member of the Portage la Prairie District Planning Scheme, as well as a

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. He also was an active member of the local Barber Quartet Society. In 1946, Hyde married Isabel Margaret Spriggs.

Political career

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1977 election, defeating his New Democratic opponent by about 1,500 votes in the riding of

. The Tories won a majority government in this election, although Hyde was not appointed to the cabinet of Premier

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. The Tories were defeated in the provincial election of 1981, although Hyde easily retained his own riding. He continued serving as an MLA until his death in 1985.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyde, Lloyd 1920 births 1985 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba