Biography
Francis Adams Hyett was born in Painswick in Gloucestershire in 1844. His father, William Henry Hyett, was an agricultural scientist and was very involved in local matters in Painswick and was also the MP for Stroud from 1832 to 1834.
Following the death of the elder Hyett in 1877, Francis Adams Hyett inherited the considerable estates at Painswick. He entered politics and was chairman of Gloucester County Council from 1918-20.
He was knighted in 1919 for services to Education.[1]
A noted antiquarian his interests resulted in a number of publications and influenced his work - he served as the chairman of the county council records committee from its inauguration in 1934 until 1939.
He died in 1941.
[1]: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31316/supplements/5422
Following the death of the elder Hyett in 1877, Francis Adams Hyett inherited the considerable estates at Painswick. He entered politics and was chairman of Gloucester County Council from 1918-20.
He was knighted in 1919 for services to Education.[1]
A noted antiquarian his interests resulted in a number of publications and influenced his work - he served as the chairman of the county council records committee from its inauguration in 1934 until 1939.
He died in 1941.
[1]: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31316/supplements/5422
Books by Francis Adams Hyett
Glimpses of the history of Pai
Glimpses of the history of Painswick
Gloucester in national history
Gloucester in national history
Painswick House collection
Painswick House collection
Why is Shakespeare our greates
Why is Shakespeare our greatest living poet?
Chattertoniana
Chattertoniana, being a classified catalogue of books, pamphlets, magazine articles, & other printed matter, relating to the life or works of Chatterton, or to the Rowley controversy
The bibliographer's manual of Gloucestershire literature
County bibliographies
Notes on the first Bristol and
Notes on the first Bristol and Gloucestershire printers
Gloucester and her governor du
Gloucester and her governor during the great civil war
Supplement to the bibliographer's manual of Gloucestershire literature