| Authorised form of name | Hobhouse; Sir; Benjamin (1757 - 1831) |
| Dates | 1757 - 1831 |
| Date of birth | 1757 |
| Place of death | His house, Berkeley Square, London |
| Date of death | 14 August 1831 |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Brasenose College, Oxford. BA (1778); MA (1781)
Career:
Called to the Bar, Middle Temple (1781); MP for Bletchingley, Surrey (1797); MP for Grampound, Cornwall (1802); MP for Hindon (1806-1818); Secretary to the Board of Control (1803)
Honours:
Bt 1812
Memberships:
FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/12/1798 |
| Relationships | Son of John Hobhouse, merchant, of Bristol; married 1) (12 September 1785) Charlotte, daughter and heir of Samuel Cam, of Bradford on Avon, Wilts; their son was John Cam Hobshouse 2nd Bart (FRS 1814); 2) (1793) Amelia, daughter of Rev Joshua Parry |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA4550 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/002142 | Hobhouse, Sir Benjamin | nd |
| EC/1798/14 | Hobhouse, Sir Benjamin: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |