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Authorised form of nameHobhouse; John Cam (1786 - 1869); Baron Broughton de Gyfford
Dates1786 - 1869
NationalityBritish
Place of birthRedland, near Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Date of birth27 June 1786
Place of deathBerkeley Square, London
Date of death03 June 1869
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Kensal Green cemetery, London
ActivityEducation:
Westminster School; Trinity College, Cambridge. BA (1808), MA (1811)
Career:
Partner in Whitbread and Company, Brewers, London; committed to Newgate for his pamphlet 'A trifling mistake' (December 1819-February 1820); MP for Westminster (1820-1833); MP for Nottingham (1834-1847); MP for Harwich (1848-1851); Privy Councillor; held several government offices; was a friend of Lord Byron
Honours:
Baron 1851; KCB 1852
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election19/05/1814
RelationshipsSon of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse (FRS 1798) and his first wife, Charlotte Cam
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA3401
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/002144Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton de Gyffordnd
IM/Maull/002143Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton de Gyffordnd
EC/1814/08Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton de Gyfford: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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