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About Hiram Hyde
- Hiram Hyde (September 25, 1817 – December 18, 1907) was a stagecoach operator and political figure in Nova Scotia.
- He represented Truro township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1855 to 1859 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was born in Staten Island, New York, the son of Roswell Hyde, and came to Quebec in 1833.
- He operated a stagecoach there and transported British troops to battle during the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837.
- Hyde came to Nova Scotia in 1841 and was hired by Samuel Cunard to transport mail between Halifax and Truro.
- He later established his own business servicing that route.
- In 1851, he won a contract to transport mail between West River and Sydney but he lost the contract to one of his drivers in 1860.
- He later operated a route between Pictou and Arichat.
- Hyde built the first telegraph line in the province during the 1850s.
- He was married twice: his wife Esther Ann died in 1882.
- Hyde died in Truro at the age of 70.
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