George Hobart-Hampden, 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire

The Right Honourable The Earl of Buckinghamshire
Member of Parliament for Mitchell
In office 1812–1813 Serving with John Bruce
Preceded by	Sir James Hall, Bt John Bruce
Succeeded by	John Bruce Hon. Edward Law
Personal details
Born	George Robert Hobart (1789-05-01)1 May 1789
Died	1 February 1849(1849-02-01) (aged 59)
Spouse	Anne Pigot ​ ​ (m. 1819; died 1849)​
Relations	George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire (grandfather)
Parent(s)	Hon. George Vere Hobart Jane Cattaneo
Education	Westminster School
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

George Robert Hobart-Hampden, 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire (1 May 1789 – 1 February 1849), known as George Hobart until 1816, was a British peer and politician.

Early life

Buckinghamshire was the son of the Hon. George Vere Hobart, second son of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire. His mother was Jane Cattaneo, daughter of Horatio Cattaneo, while Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire, was his uncle.^[1]

He was educated at Westminster School in London from 1803 to 1807,^[1] Christ Church, Oxford in 1809, and at Lincoln's Inn in 1810.^[2]

Career

Lord Buckinghamshire sat briefly as Member of Parliament for Mitchell (also known as the St Michaels constituency) from 1812 to 1813.^[3] In 1813, he served as Capt. of the Stamford Regiment Lincolnshire Militia.^[2]

In 1816 he succeeded his uncle in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He also became the 9th Baronet Hobart and 5th Baron Hobart. In 1824 he assumed, by Royal licence, the additional surname of Hampden to inherit the Buckinghamshire estates of his kinsman, John Hampden-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Hampden.^[2]

Personal life

On 3 May 1819, Lord Buckinghamshire married Anne Glover Pigot, an illegitimate daughter of Sir Arthur Piggott, at St Giles in the Fields Church in London. They had no children.^[1]

He died in February 1849, aged 59, and was succeeded by his younger brother, the Reverend Augustus Edward Hobart-Hampden.^[4] Lady Buckinghamshire later remarried and died in May 1878.^[1]

References

1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 578.
2. Thorne, R. G. "HOBART, George Robert (1789-1849)". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
3. "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
4. 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 405.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Buckinghamshire

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir James Hall, Bt John Bruce	Member of Parliament for Mitchell 1812–1813 With: John Bruce	Succeeded by John Bruce Hon. Edward Law
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Robert Hobart	Earl of Buckinghamshire 1816–1849	Succeeded by Augustus Edward Hobart-Hampden