Sidney Hobart-Hampden-Mercer-Henderson, 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire
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Sidney Carr Hobart-Hampden-Mercer-Henderson, 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire OBE
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(14 March 1860 – 15 January 1930), known as Lord Hobart from 1875 to 1885, was a British
Liberal
politician.
Buckinghamshire was the second but only surviving son of Frederick John Hobart-Hampden, Lord Hobart, second son of Reverend Augustus Edward Hobart-Hampden, 6th Earl of Buckinghamshire. His mother was Catherine, daughter of the Right Reverend Thomas Carr, Bishop of Bombay
. His father died in 1875 and in 1885 he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom. He sat on the Liberal benches in the House of Lords
and served briefly as a Lord-in-Waiting
(government whip in the House of Lords) from January to June 1895 in the Liberal administration
of Lord Rosebery
. He was also an Honorary Colonel
of the 4th Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
and served as a Deputy Lieutenant
of Buckinghamshire
. In 1919 he was appointed an OBE
.
Lord Buckinghamshire married Georgiana Wilhelmina, daughter of the Hon. Hew Adam Dalrymple Hamilton Haldane-Duncan-Mercer-Henderson and Edith Isabella Mercer-Henderson, in 1888. They had one son and two daughters. In 1903 he assumed by Royal license the additional surnames of Mercer-Henderson for himself and his issue. Buckinghamshire died in January 1930, aged 69, and was succeeded in the earldom by his only son John. Lady Buckinghamshire died in March 1937, aged 69.
Order of the British Empire
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Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(14 March 1860 – 15 January 1930), known as Lord Hobart from 1875 to 1885, was a British
United Kingdom
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Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician.
Buckinghamshire was the second but only surviving son of Frederick John Hobart-Hampden, Lord Hobart, second son of Reverend Augustus Edward Hobart-Hampden, 6th Earl of Buckinghamshire. His mother was Catherine, daughter of the Right Reverend Thomas Carr, Bishop of Bombay
Bishop of Bombay
The Bishop of Bombay was the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Bombay from its inception in 1837 until the foundation of the Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon in 1927; and since then head of one of its most prominent Dioceses.-External links:*...
. His father died in 1875 and in 1885 he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom. He sat on the Liberal benches in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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and served briefly as a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
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(government whip in the House of Lords) from January to June 1895 in the Liberal administration
Liberal Government 1892-1895
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of Lord Rosebery
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny.Rosebery was a Liberal Imperialist who...
. He was also an Honorary Colonel
Colonel
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of the 4th Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army.The regiment was formed as a consequence of Childers reforms, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms, by the amalgamation of the 43rd Regiment of Foot and the 52nd Regiment of Foot , forming the 1st...
and served as a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. In 1919 he was appointed an OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
.
Lord Buckinghamshire married Georgiana Wilhelmina, daughter of the Hon. Hew Adam Dalrymple Hamilton Haldane-Duncan-Mercer-Henderson and Edith Isabella Mercer-Henderson, in 1888. They had one son and two daughters. In 1903 he assumed by Royal license the additional surnames of Mercer-Henderson for himself and his issue. Buckinghamshire died in January 1930, aged 69, and was succeeded in the earldom by his only son John. Lady Buckinghamshire died in March 1937, aged 69.