Person Hobart; John (1723 - 1793); 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire Hobart John 1723 - 1793 British Male Greenwich, London, England 17 August 1723 Blickling Hall, Norfolk 03 September 1793

Courtier 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) 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) Fellow 03/02/1785 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 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 17 Aug 1723 - 3 Sep 1793 NA3231 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 10/08/2023 RS_NET\rupert Yes b664e7ed-db9f-43c9-a343-8b4228380c5a