John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire

For other people named John Hobart, see John Hobart (disambiguation).

John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire, KB PC (11 October 1693 – 22 September 1756) was a British peer.

Life

Hobart was the son of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Maynard, and he inherited his father's title when the latter was killed in a duel in 1698. He was created Baron Hobart in 1728 and Earl of Buckinghamshire in 1746, allegedly helped by the fact that his sister, the Countess of Suffolk, was a longtime mistress of King George II. It is notable that both his own wives came from rather obscure families.

Hobart was Member of Parliament for St Ives from 1715 to 1727 and for Norfolk from 1727 to 1728.

He married firstly Judith Britiffe and secondly Elizabeth Bristow. John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire was his son by his first marriage and George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire by his second.

References

Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "Hobart, John (1694?-1756)". Dictionary of National Biography. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Burke's Peerage & Gentry

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir William Pendarves John Hopkins	Member of Parliament for St Ives 1715–1727 With: Lord Harry Powlett 1715–1722 Henry Knollys 1722–1727	Succeeded by Henry Knollys Sir Robert Rich
Preceded by Thomas de Grey Sir Thomas Coke	Member of Parliament for Norfolk 1727–1728	Succeeded by Harbord Harbord Sir Edmund Bacon
Political offices
Preceded by Charles Stanhope	Treasurer of the Chamber 1727–1744	Succeeded by Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Yarmouth	Vice-Admiral of Norfolk 1719–1756	Succeeded by The Earl of Orford
Preceded by The Viscount Townshend	Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk 1739–1756	Succeeded by The Earl of Orford
Preceded by The Lord Bathhurst	Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 1744–1756	Succeeded by The Lord Berkeley of Stratton
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation	Earl of Buckinghamshire 1746–1756	Succeeded by John Hobart
New creation	Baron Hobart 1728–1756	Succeeded by John Hobart
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Henry Hobart	Baronet (of Intwood) 1698–1756	Succeeded by John Hobart

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 78640426

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