The Right Honourable
The Earl of Buckinghamshire
KB PC
Portrait by John Theodore Heins, 1743
Treasurer of the Chamber
In office
1727–1744
Preceded byCharles Stanhope
Succeeded bySir John Hynde Cotton
Personal details
Born11 October 1693
Died22 September 1756(1756-09-22) (aged 62)
Parent(s)Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet
Elizabeth Maynard,
Alma materClare College, Cambridge

John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire, KB, PC (11 October 1693 – 22 September 1756) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1728, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Hobart.

Early life

Blickling Hall

Hobart was the son of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet of Blickling Hall and his wife Elizabeth Maynard, and he inherited his father's title when the latter was killed in a duel in 1698. He was admitted at Clare College, Cambridge in 1710.[1] He married firstly Judith Britiffe (half-sister of Elizabeth, wife of William Morden) in 1717 and secondly Elizabeth Bristow in 1728.[2]

Career

Hobart was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for St Ives at the 1715 general election. He became Vice-Admiral of Norfolk in 1719, holding the post until his death. In 1721 he became Lord of Trade. He was elected MP for St Ives in a contest in 1722. At the 1727 general election he was returned as MP for Bere Alston and for Norfolk. He chose to sit for Norfolk but vacated his seat in 1728 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Hobart of Blickling[3] at the coronation of King George II. His sister, the Countess of Suffolk, was a longtime mistress of the King. In 1727, he became Treasurer of the Chamber (until 1744) and assay master of the stannaries (until 1738). He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk in 1739, captain of the Gentleman Pensioners in 1744 and Privy Councillor in 1745. In 1746 he was created Earl of Buckinghamshire.[4]

Death and legacy

Hobart died aged 62 on 22 September 1756. He was succeeded by his sons John by his first marriage and then George by his second marriage.

References

  1. ^ "Hobart, John (HBRT710J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ "HOBART, Sir John, 5th Bt. (1693-1756), of Blickling, nr. Norwich, Norf". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ^ "No. 6677". The London Gazette. 28 May 1728. p. 1.
  4. ^ "No. 8563". The London Gazette. 19 August 1746. p. 2.
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded bySir William PendarvesJohn Hopkins Member of Parliament for St Ives 1715–1727 With: Lord Harry Powlett 1715–1722Henry Knollys 1722–1727 Succeeded byHenry KnollysSir Robert Rich Preceded byThomas de GreySir Thomas Coke Member of Parliament for Norfolk 1727–1728 Succeeded byHarbord HarbordSir Edmund Bacon Political offices Preceded byCharles Stanhope Treasurer of the Chamber 1727–1744 Succeeded bySir John Hynde Cotton Honorary titles Preceded byThe Earl of Yarmouth Vice-Admiral of Norfolk 1719–1756 Succeeded byThe Earl of Orford Preceded byThe Viscount Townshend Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk 1739–1756 Preceded byThe Lord Bathhurst Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 1744–1756 Succeeded byThe Lord Berkeley of Stratton Peerage of Great Britain New creation Earl of Buckinghamshire 1746–1756 Succeeded byJohn Hobart Baron Hobart 1728–1756 Baronetage of England Preceded byHenry Hobart Baronet(of Intwood) 1698–1756 Succeeded byJohn Hobart


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