Hyde, Archibald W., 1786-1847.

Archibald W. Hyde was born in Pawlet, Vermont, on February 21, 1786. An 1808 graduate of the University of Vermont, Hyde studied law with C.P. Van Ness, and later joined Van Ness' firm as a partner. Hyde was admitted to the Chittenden County Bar in 1811. In 1813 he was appointed Deputy Collector and Inspector of Customs for the District of Vermont. He held this post until 1841, when President Harrison's administration appointed a new collector. Two years later, however, the political tide turned, and Hyde was reappointed. He also served as the U.S. barracks-master at Burlington during the War of 1812, and was appointed Captain of the Burlington Militia in 1818. Archibald W. Hyde died unmarried and without issue in Burlington on February 10, 1847.