Baron Addington
Encyclopedia
Baron Addington, of Addington in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 22 July 1887 for the businessman and Conservative
Member of Parliament
, John Hubbard
. He was head of the firm of John Hubbard & Co and also sat as a Member of Parliament for Buckingham
and the City of London
. His eldest son, the second Baron, was a partner in the family firm of John Hubbard & Co and represented Buckingham
in the House of Commons
as a Conservative. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Baron. He was three times Mayor of Buckingham
. On the death of his younger brother, the fourth Baron, the line of the eldest son of the first Baron failed. The title passed to their first cousin once removed, the fifth Baron. He was the grandson of Hon. Cecil John Hubbard, third son of the first Baron. the title is held by his eldest son, the sixth Baron. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
s that remain in the House of Lords
after the passing of the House of Lords Act
of 1999. Lord Addington sits on the Liberal Democrat
benches.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created on 22 July 1887 for the businessman and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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, John Hubbard
John Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington
John Gellibrand Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington PC was a City of London financier and a Conservative Party politician...
. He was head of the firm of John Hubbard & Co and also sat as a Member of Parliament for Buckingham
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
and the City of London
City of London (UK Parliament constituency)
The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a 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 1950.-Boundaries and boundary...
. His eldest son, the second Baron, was a partner in the family firm of John Hubbard & Co and represented Buckingham
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
as a Conservative. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Baron. He was three times Mayor of Buckingham
Buckingham
Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. The town has a population of 11,572 ,...
. On the death of his younger brother, the fourth Baron, the line of the eldest son of the first Baron failed. The title passed to their first cousin once removed, the fifth Baron. He was the grandson of Hon. Cecil John Hubbard, third son of the first Baron. the title is held by his eldest son, the sixth Baron. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s that remain in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
after the passing of the House of Lords Act
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
of 1999. Lord Addington sits on the Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
benches.
Barons Addington (1887)
- John Gellibrand Hubbard, 1st Baron AddingtonJohn Hubbard, 1st Baron AddingtonJohn Gellibrand Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington PC was a City of London financier and a Conservative Party politician...
(1805–1889) - Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron AddingtonEgerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron AddingtonColonel Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington VD was a British Peer.He was Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire from 1874 to 1880, and from 1886 to 1889....
(1842–1915) - John Gellibrand Hubbard, 3rd Baron AddingtonJohn Hubbard, 3rd Baron AddingtonMajor John Gellibrand Hubbard, 3rd Baron Addington OBE TD, JP was a British Peer. The son of Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington, he succeeded the Barony on the death of his father....
(1883–1966) - Raymond Egerton Hubbard, 4th Baron AddingtonRaymond Hubbard, 4th Baron AddingtonRaymond Egerton Hubbard, 4th Baron Addington was a British Peer. The son of Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington, he succeeded the Barony on the death of his elder brother, who had died without a male heir....
(1884–1971) - James Hubbard, 5th Baron AddingtonJames Hubbard, 5th Baron AddingtonJames Hubbard, 5th Baron Addington was a British Peer. The son of John Francis Hubbard, he succeeded to the Barony on the death of his cousin, who had died without a male heir....
(1930–1982) - Dominic Bryce Hubbard, 6th Baron AddingtonDominic Hubbard, 6th Baron AddingtonDominic Bryce Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington is a British politician, one of ninety elected hereditary peers currently sitting in the House of Lords. He is a member of the Liberal Democrats....
(b. 1963)