DeWitt Hyde

DeWitt Stephen Hyde (March 21, 1909 – April 25, 1986) was an American congressional representative from the sixth district of Maryland. Born in Washington, D.C., Hyde attended the public schools as a youth. He went on to George Washington University, where he received his J.D. in 1935. Hyde was admitted to the bar the same year he graduated and commenced the practice of law in Washington, D.C. He worked with the Farm Credit Administration for three years before moving to Maryland in 1938, where he continued law work. In March 1943, during World War II, Hyde entered the United States Navy as a lieutenant, junior grade. He served in the South Pacific, and was separated from the service as a lieutenant commander in May 1946. After the war,...