Robert Hobart
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Sir Robert Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet KCVO
, CB
(13 September 1836 – 4 August 1928) was a British
Liberal Party
politician.
He was the oldest son of Hon. Henry Lewis Hobart, third son of the 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire
, and Charlotte Selina Moore, daughter of Richard Moore. Hobart was the Official Verderer of the New Forest
and sat as Member of Parliament
(MP) for New Forest
from 1906 until 1910. He was awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath
and a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
. On 14 July 1914, he was created a Baronet, of Langdown, in the County of Southampton.
On 13 May 1869, Hobart married Hon. Julia Trollope, oldest daughter of the 1st Baron Kesteven
. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son Claud.
Royal Victorian Order
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, CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(13 September 1836 – 4 August 1928) was a British
United Kingdom
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Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
He was the oldest son of Hon. Henry Lewis Hobart, third son of the 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire
George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire
George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire was a British peer, styled Hon. George Hobart from 1733 until 1793.Hobart was the son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his second wife, Elizabeth Bristow. Educated at Westminster School, he married Albinia Bertie, daughter of Lord Vere...
, and Charlotte Selina Moore, daughter of Richard Moore. Hobart was the Official Verderer of the New Forest
New Forest
The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....
and sat as Member of Parliament
Member 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,...
(MP) for New Forest
New Forest (UK Parliament constituency)
New Forest was a county constituency in Hampshire which elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
from 1906 until 1910. He was awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
and a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
. On 14 July 1914, he was created a Baronet, of Langdown, in the County of Southampton.
On 13 May 1869, Hobart married Hon. Julia Trollope, oldest daughter of the 1st Baron Kesteven
John Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven
John Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven PC , known as Sir John Trollope, Bt, between 1820 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician...
. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son Claud.