Background
Hobart was the son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his second wife, Elizabeth Bristow.
Hobart was the son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his second wife, Elizabeth Bristow.
He was educated at Westminster School.
Hobart represented the constituencies of Street Ives and Bere Alston in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1761 and 1761 to 1780, respectively. He was secretary to the embassy in Street St. Petersburg in 1762, his half-brother John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire being then ambassador. He inherited the earldom of Buckinghamshire from his half-brother in 1793.
On 29 April 1797, he was commissioned colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Lincolnshire Militia (South Lincolnshire Supplementary Militia), becoming a colonel in the regular army when his regiment was embodied on 12 January 1799.
Hobart married Albinia Bertie, daughter of Lord Vere Bertie, in May 1757. They had eight children:
Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire (1760–1816)
Honorary
George Vere Hobart (1761 – 5 December 1802), married first Jane Cataneo and had issue, married second, in April 1802, Janet Maclean and had issue
Lieutenant Charles Hobart, Registered Nurse (d April 1782)
Review
Honorary Henry Lewis Hobart (1774 – 8 May 1846), married Charlotte Selina Moore and had issue
Lady Albinia Hobart, married Richard Cumberland on the 14th July 1784 and had issue
Lady Henrietta Anne Barbara Hobart (c1762 - 1828), married, in 1789, John Sullivan and had issue
Lady Maria Frances Hobart (c 1762 - 1794), married George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford and had issue
Lady Charlotte Hobart (d 1798), married Colonel
Edward Disbrowe (d 1818) and had issue, including Edward Cromwell Disbrowe.
11th Parliament of Great Britain. 12th Parliament of Great Britain. 13th Parliament of Great Britain.
14th Parliament of Great Britain.