| Authorised form of name | Hobart; John (1723 - 1793); 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire |
| Dates | 1723 - 1793 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Greenwich, London, England |
| Date of birth | 17 August 1723 |
| Place of death | Blickling Hall, Norfolk |
| Date of death | 03 September 1793 |
| Occupation | Courtier |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; Christ's College, Cambridge (matriculated 1740)
Career:
Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk (1745); MP for Norwich (1747-1756); Comptroller of the Household (1755); Privy Councillor (1756); Lord of the Bedchamber (1756); Ambassador to Russia (1762-1765); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1776-1780)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/02/1785 |
| Relationships | Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (1756); father-in-law of Henry Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (FRS 1802) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn
Frye, J.B. (2023) ''An angel amongst strange bears': John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, Blickling Hall, Norfolk' (Poppyland)
Notes:
Signed as 'Buckingham' (1756-1784) until creation of Marquessate of Buckingham |
| Code | NA3231 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/10/40 | Letter, 'Account of a meteor' from John Hobart, Earl of Buckinghamshire to William Musgrave | 3 January 1793 |