Skip to content
226,923 profiles ranked

Henry Hyde

American member of the United States House of Representatives (1924-2007) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 83

Henry John Hyde was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th district of Illinois, an area of Chicago's northwestern suburbs.

Henry Hyde is read about 64 times a day, in 13 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 11 July 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

People around Henry

Close ties

Also in Deutsch

Awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom2007
Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great2006
James Cardinal Gibbons Medal

About this person

He was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001, and the House International Relations Committee from 2001 to 2007. Hyde is most famous for being a vocal opponent of abortion; to this end, he was the primary sponsor of the Hyde Amendment, which largely bars the payment of abortions with federal funds.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2007 · aged 83