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Sir William Hart Dyke | |
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| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
| In office 25 June 1885 – 23 January 1886 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1837 (1837-08-07) |
| Died | 3 July 1931 (1931-07-04) (aged 93) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Emily Montague (d. 1931) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Sir William Hart Dyke, 7th BaronetPC,DL,JP (7 August 1837 – 3 July 1931) was an EnglishConservative politician andtennis pioneer.
The second son of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, 6th Baronet and Elizabeth Wells, Hart Dyke was educated atWindlesham House School,Harrow School andChrist Church, Oxford.[1] He graduated M.A. in 1864.[2] He was described as "one of the best amateur rackets players of his day". In 1862, won theRackets World Championships from a professional player (Francis Erwood) at thePrince's Club, which was the former headquarters of rackets.[3] In 1873 he playedlawn tennis in a significant early match withJohn Moyer Heathcote andJulian Marshall at his home ofLullingstone Castle. In 1875 with Heathcote he was a member of theMarylebone Cricket Club committee that framed the original set of rules for tennis.[4]
Hart Dyke wasConservative Member of Parliament forWest Kent between 1865 and 1868, forMid Kent between 1868 and 1885 and forDartford between 1885 and 1906. He was a Conservative whip from 1868 to 1874, and held ministerial office underBenjamin Disraeli asParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1874 to 1880 and underLord Salisbury asChief Secretary for Ireland from 1885 to 1886 and asVice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education from 1887 to 1892. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1875, and was appointed aPrivy Counsellor in 1880.[2]
Hart Dyke married Lady Emily Caroline Montague, daughter of the7th Earl of Sandwich, in 1870. He died in July 1931, aged 93, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his fourth and only surviving son, Oliver. Oliver was married toZoe Dyke who farmed silk worms.[4] The elder Lady Hart Dyke survived her husband by only a month and died in August 1931.[5]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forWest Kent 1865 –1868 With:Viscount Holmesdale | Succeeded by |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament forMid Kent 1868 –1885 With:Viscount Holmesdale 1868–1880 Sir Edmund Filmer, Bt 1880–1884 John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy 1884–1885 | Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament forDartford 1885 –1906 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1874–1880 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Secretary for Ireland 1885–1886 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education 1887–1892 | Succeeded by |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by | Baronet (of Horeham) 1875–1931 | Succeeded by |
