Background
Born in Norwich, he was the eldest son of Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet and his wife Dorothy Bell, daughter of Sir Robert Bell.
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John John Hobart
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Career
Hobart was knighted at Whitehall at King James I of England"s accession in 1603, aged only ten, and succeeded his father as baronet in 1625. He then returned to the Long Parliament for Norfolk in 1645, a seat he held until his death in 1647. He was Justice of the Peace for Middlesex for 1624 to 1629 and for Norfolk from 1625 to his death and was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 1632-1633.
He completed the building of Blickling Hall, a major Jacobean country house.
He died, aged 54, in Norwich after a long illness and was buried in Blickling in Norfolk nine days later.
Membership
Happy Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
Hobart was Member of Parliament for Cambridge in 1621, Lostwithiel from 1624 to 1625 and Brackley in 1626.
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Nationality
English