Tristram T. Hyde

Tristram T. Hyde
52nd Mayor of Charleston
In office
1915–1919
Preceded by John P. Grace
Succeeded by John P. Grace
Personal details
Born July 3, 1862
Columbia, South Carolina
Died January 27, 1931 (aged 68)
Charleston, South Carolina
Political party Democrat
Spouse(s) Minnie D. Black (m. 1886–1905), Sue Estelle Thomas (m. 1907–1931)
Children Tristram T. Hyde, Jr.; Samuel Black Hyde; Simeon Hyde, Jr.; Edwin Hyde; Mrs. Jeannie Hyde Jenkins; Mrs. Herbert T. Taylor
Religion Baptist
Tristram Hyde's home at 74 Murray Blvd. in Charleston was designed by Albert Wheeler Todd.

Tristram Tupper Hyde (July 3, 1862 January 27, 1931) was the mayor of Charleston, South Carolina from 1915 until 1919.

Tristram was the son of Simeon Hyde and Ann Elizabeth Tupper. He attended the High School of Charleston. He married Minnie D. Black in 1886 and Sue Estelle Thomas 1907.[1]

Hyde was a real estate broker with Eben Coffin and Co. and then Tristram T. Hyde and Sons.[1] He was also president of Commercial Savings Bank, White Swan-Ideal Laundry and Francis Marion (Hotel]) Corporation.[1]

A notable development of his time in office was the ceding of a large portion of Hampton Park to the state for use in building a new campus for the Citadel so that the school remained in Charleston and also the formation of a public waterworks. In private affairs, he was engaged in diverse business interests including being one of the principal backers of the company that built the Fort Sumter Hotel on the Battery.[2]

He is buried at Magnolia Cemetery (Charleston, South Carolina).[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tristram Tupper Hyde Preservation Society of Charleston (includes photo)
  2. "Tristram T. Hyde, War-Time Mayor, Dies At Hospital". Charleston News & Courier. January 28, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. "Tristram Tupper Hyde (1862-1931)". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

Further reading

Preceded by
John P. Grace
Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
1915–1919
Succeeded by
John P. Grace