Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet (19 April 1593 – 20 April 1647) was an English
politician and baronet.
, he was the eldest son of Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet
and his wife Dorothy Bell, daughter of Sir Robert Bell. His younger brother was Miles Hobart. 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.
for Lostwithiel
from 1624 to 1625 and sat for Thetford
in 1626. He was returned to the Long Parliament
for Norfolk
in 1641, a seat he held until his death in 1647.
, and had by her a daughter. Philippa died in 1620, and Hobart married secondly Lady Frances Egerton, eldest daughter of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater in February 1621, and had by her of nine children an only surviving daughter. He died, aged 54, in Norwich after a long illness and was buried in Blickling
in Norfolk nine days later. Hobart was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew John
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
politician and baronet.
Background
Born in NorwichNorwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, he was the eldest son of Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet SL , of Blickling Hall, was an English judge and politician.The son of Thomas Hobart and Audrey Hare, and Great grandson of Sir James Hobart of Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, who served as Attorney General during the reign of King Henry VII.Sir Henry would further this lineal...
and his wife Dorothy Bell, daughter of Sir Robert Bell. His younger brother was Miles Hobart. Hobart was knighted at Whitehall
Whitehall
Whitehall is a road in Westminster, in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards Charing Cross at the southern end of Trafalgar Square...
at King James I of England's accession in 1603, aged only ten, and succeeded his father as baronet in 1625.
Career
Hobart was Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
from 1624 to 1625 and sat for Thetford
Thetford (UK Parliament constituency)
Thetford was a constituency of the British House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1868...
in 1626. He was returned to the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
for Norfolk
Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament...
in 1641, a seat he held until his death in 1647.
Family
He married firstly Lady Philippa Sydney, daughter of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester , second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. He was also a patron of the arts and an interesting poet...
, and had by her a daughter. Philippa died in 1620, and Hobart married secondly Lady Frances Egerton, eldest daughter of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater in February 1621, and had by her of nine children an only surviving daughter. He died, aged 54, in Norwich after a long illness and was buried in Blickling
Blickling
Blickling is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England, about north-west of Aylsham on the B1354 road. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 136 and covers . Since the 17th century the village has been concentrated in two areas, around the church and...
in Norfolk nine days later. Hobart was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew John
Sir John Hobart, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Hobart, 3rd Baronet was an English politician.He was the son of Sir Miles Hobart , and his wife Frances Peyton, daughter of Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet, and was born in Ditchingham...
.