George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire (8 September 1731 – 14 November 1804) was a British peer, styled The Honourable George Hobart from 1733 until 1793.[1]
Hobart was the son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his second wife, Elizabeth Bristow. From his parents' marriage, he had a younger brother, Hon. Henry Hobart, who served as MP for Norwich.[2]
George HobartThe Loss of the Faro Bank (1797), by James Gillray. Lord Buckinghamshire brings the news that the Faro bank has been stolen, to gamblers including his wife, popularly thought to exploit the gullible.[5]
He inherited the earldom of Buckinghamshire from his half-brother, who had no surviving sons, in 1793. On 29 April 1797, he was commissioned colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Lincolnshire Militia (South Lincolnshire Supplementary Militia), becoming a colonel in the regular army when his regiment was embodied on 12 January 1799.[1]
^G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 401-405.
^Johanna Oehler, "Abroad at Göttingen", Wallstein, Göttingen 2016, p. 457
^Thomas Wright; Robert Harding Evans (1851). Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray: Comprising a Political and Humorous History of the Latter Part of the Reign of George the Third. Bohn. pp. 426–7. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
^Matthew Kilburn, 'Hobart, George, third earl of Buckinghamshire (1731–1804)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 Retrieved 4 June 2017
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George Hobart 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire 8 September 1731 14 November 1804 was a British peer styled The Honourable George Hobart from 1733 until 1793 1 The Right HonourableThe Earl of BuckinghamshireMember of Parliament for Bere AlstonIn office 1761 1780Serving with Sir Francis Drake Francis William Drake Sir Francis DrakePreceded bySir Francis DrakeJohn BristowSucceeded byThe Lord MacartneyLord Algernon PercyMember of Parliament for St IvesIn office 1754 1761Serving with James WhitshedPreceded byJohn BristowSamuel StephensSucceeded byHumphrey Mackworth PraedCharles HothamPersonal detailsBornGeorge Hobart 1731 09 08 8 September 1731Died14 November 1804 1804 11 14 aged 73 SpouseAlbinia Bertie m 1757 died 1804 wbr RelationsEdward Cromwell Disbrowe grandson Children8Parent s John Hobart 1st Earl of BuckinghamshireElizabeth Bristow EducationWestminster SchoolUniversity of Gottingen Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editHobart was the son of John Hobart 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his second wife Elizabeth Bristow From his parents marriage he had a younger brother Hon Henry Hobart who served as MP for Norwich 2 His paternal grandparents were Sir Henry Hobart 4th Baronet of Blickling and the former Elizabeth Maynard eldest daughter of Sir Joseph Maynard His maternal grandparents were Elizabeth Woolley and Robert Bristow MP for Winchelsea 3 He was educated at Westminster School and visited the University of Gottingen 4 Career edit nbsp George Hobart nbsp The Loss of the Faro Bank 1797 by James Gillray Lord Buckinghamshire brings the news that the Faro bank has been stolen to gamblers including his wife popularly thought to exploit the gullible 5 Hobart represented the constituencies of St Ives and Bere Alston in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1761 and 1761 to 1780 respectively He was secretary to the embassy in St Petersburg in 1762 his half brother John Hobart 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire being then ambassador 1 He inherited the earldom of Buckinghamshire from his half brother who had no surviving sons in 1793 On 29 April 1797 he was commissioned colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Lincolnshire Militia South Lincolnshire Supplementary Militia becoming a colonel in the regular army when his regiment was embodied on 12 January 1799 1 Personal life editOn 16 May 1757 Hobart married Albinia Bertie second daughter of Lord Vere Bertie and the heiress Ann Casey 6 They had eight children 2 Robert Hobart 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire 1760 1816 who married Margaretta Bourke After her death in 1796 he married Hon Eleanor Eden daughter of William Eden 1st Baron Auckland in 1799 2 Hon George Vere Hobart 1761 1802 who married Jane Cattaneo After her death he married Janet Maclean in April 1802 2 Hon Charles Hobart d 1782 a Lt in the Royal Navy 2 Hon Henry Lewis Hobart 1774 1846 a Reverend who married Charlotte Selina Moore 2 Lady Albinia Hobart who married Richard Cumberland in 1784 2 Lady Henrietta Anne Barbara Hobart c 1762 1828 who married John Sullivan in 1789 2 Lady Maria Frances Hobart c 1762 1794 who married George North 3rd Earl of Guilford 2 Lady Charlotte Hobart d 1798 who married Col Edward Disbrowe 2 Lord Buckinghamshire died on 14 November 1804 and was succeeded by his son Robert who had already entered the House of Lords in 1798 by a writ of acceleration as Baron Hobart 7 References edit a b c Doyle James William Edmund 1886 The Official Baronage of England v 1 London Longmans Green p 273 a b c d e f g h i j Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition 3 volumes Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 2003 volume 1 page 577 578 G E Cokayne with Vicary Gibbs H A Doubleday Geoffrey H White Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden editors The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom Extant Extinct or Dormant new ed 13 volumes in 14 1910 1959 reprint in 6 volumes Gloucester U K Alan Sutton Publishing 2000 volume II page 401 405 Johanna Oehler Abroad at Gottingen Wallstein Gottingen 2016 p 457 Thomas Wright Robert Harding Evans 1851 Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray Comprising a Political and Humorous History of the Latter Part of the Reign of George the Third Bohn pp 426 7 Retrieved 30 March 2013 Matthew Kilburn Hobart George third earl of Buckinghamshire 1731 1804 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 online edn Jan 2008 Retrieved 4 June 2017 Lee Sidney ed 1891 Hobart George Dictionary of National Biography Vol 27 London Smith Elder amp Co External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Buckinghamshire Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byJohn BristowSamuel Stephens Member of Parliament for St Ives1754 1761 With James Whitshed Succeeded byHumphrey Mackworth PraedCharles Hotham Preceded bySir Francis DrakeJohn Bristow Member of Parliament for Bere Alston1761 1780 With Sir Francis Drake 1761 1771Francis William Drake 1771 1774Sir Francis Drake 1774 1780 Succeeded byThe Lord MacartneyLord Algernon Percy Peerage of Great Britain Preceded byJohn Hobart Earl of Buckinghamshire1793 1804 Succeeded byRobert Hobart Baron Hobart descended by acceleration 1793 1798 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Hobart 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire amp oldid 1190600847, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
