John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire
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| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| In office 7 December 1776 – 19 November 1780 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl Harcourt |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Carlisle |
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| Born | 17 August 1723 |
| Died | 3 August 1793 (aged 69) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Anne Drury Caroline Conolly |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire Judith Britiffe |
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (17 August 1723 – 3 August 1793) was a British nobleman and politician.
Biography
The son of
Dissenters
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Family
He married firstly Mary Anne Drury, daughter of Sir Thomas Drury, 1st Baronet, and secondly, Caroline, daughter of William James Conolly, but died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his half-brother George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire.
He had three daughters by his first wife:[3]
- Lady Harriet, Marchioness of Lothian (1762–1805), who married William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian, and was the mother of John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian
- Lady Caroline (died 1850), who married William Assheton Harbord, 2nd Baron Suffield
- Lady Sophia (1768–1806), who married Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
and three sons, who died young, and one daughter by his second wife:
- Amelia Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh (1772–1829), wife of the Foreign Secretary Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh.
He was laid to rest in
Grade II* listed pyramidal structure designed by architect Joseph Bonomi the Elder, based on Pyramid of Cestius in Rome.[4]
Gallery
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His daughter, Amelia Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh -
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Blickling Park mausoleum in Norfolk
Sources
- Concise Dictionary of National Biography
References
- ^ "Hobart, John (HBRT739J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13394. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire". The Peerage. Darryl Lundy. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "THE MAUSOLEUM (1051437)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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