CLARENDON, EDWARD HYDE, EARL OF
\klˈaɹɛndən], \klˈaɹɛndən], \k_l_ˈa_ɹ_ɛ_n_d_ə_n]\
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(1609-1674), Lord Chancellor of England, was one of the proprietors of Carolina. He was one of a special committee to settle the government of New England in 1660. He sought to weaken Massachusetts and prevent the united action of New England.
By John Franklin Jameson
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