George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire (8 September 1731 – 14 November 1804), styled The Honourable George Hobart from 1733 until 1793, was a British politician who represented St Ives and Bere Alston in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1754 to 1780.
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Early life
Hobart was the son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his second wife, Elizabeth Bristow. From his parents' marriage, he had a younger brother, Hon. Henry Hobart, who served as MP for Norwich.
His paternal grandparents were Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet of Blickling and the former Elizabeth Maynard (eldest daughter of Sir Joseph Maynard). His maternal grandparents were Elizabeth Woolley and Robert Bristow, MP for Winchelsea.
He was educated at Westminster School and visited the University of Göttingen.
Career
Hobart represented the constituencies of St 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 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, who had no surviving sons, 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.
Personal life
On 16 May 1757, Hobart married Albinia Bertie, second daughter of Lord Vere Bertie and the heiress Ann Casey. They had eight children:
Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire (1760–1816), who married Margaretta Bourke. After her death in 1796, he married Hon. Eleanor Eden, daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, in 1799.
Hon. George Vere Hobart (1761–1802), who married Jane Cattaneo. After her death, he married Janet Maclean in April 1802.
Hon. Charles Hobart (d. 1782), a Lt. in the Royal Navy.
Hon. Henry Lewis Hobart (1774–1846), a Reverend who married Charlotte Selina Moore.
Lady Albinia Hobart, who married Richard Cumberland in 1784.
Lady Henrietta Anne Barbara Hobart (c. 1762–1828), who married John Sullivan in 1789.
Lady Maria Frances Hobart (c. 1762–1794), who married George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford.
Lady Charlotte Hobart (d. 1798), who married Col. Edward Disbrowe.
Lord Buckinghamshire died on 14 November 1804 and was succeeded by his son, Robert, who had already entered the House of Lords in 1798 by a writ of acceleration as Baron Hobart.