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HOBART, John, Lord Hobart (1723-93), of Blickling, Norf.
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b. 17 Aug. 1723, 1st surv. s. of John, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire, by his 1st w. Judith, da. of Robert Britiffe of Baconsthorpe, Norwich; half-bro. of Hon. George and Hon. Henry Hobart. educ. Westminster 1732-9; Christ’s, Camb. 1739. m. (1) 14 July 1761, Martha (d. 30 Dec. 1769), da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Drury, 1st Bt., M.P., 4 da.; (2) 24 Sept. 1770, Caroline, da. of William Conolly, M.P., sis. of Thomas Conolly, 3s.d.v.p. 1 da. suc. fa. as 2nd Earl 22 Sept. 1756.
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Comptroller of the Household Dec. 1755–6; P.C. 27 Jan. 1756; ld. of the bedchamber Nov. 1757 – Nov. 1767; envoy to Russia 1762 – 65; ld. lt. [I] 1777 – 80.
Main residence: Blickling, Norf.
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HOGHTON, Sir Henry, 6th Bt. (1728-95), of Hoghton Tower, nr. Blackburn, Lancs.
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b. 22 Oct. 1728, 1st s. of Philip Hoghton by his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Slater of Denham, Lancs; gd.-s. of Sir Charles Hoghton, 4th Bt. educ. Northampton acad.H. MacLachlan, Warrington Acad. (Chetham Soc. n.s. cvii), 112. . m. (1) 23 June 1760, Elizabeth (d. 19 May 1761), da. and h. of William Ashurst of Hedingham Castle, Essex, 1 da.; (2) 8 July 1766, Fanny, da. and coh. of Daniel Booth, director of the Bank of England, of Hutton Hall, Essex, 2s. suc. uncle as 6th Bt. 23 Feb. 1768.
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Main residence: Hoghton Tower, nr. Blackburn, Lancs.
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HOGHTON, Sir Henry, 6th Bt. (1728-95)
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HOBART, Hon. Robert (1760-1816).
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b. 6 May 1760, 1st surv. s. of Hon. George Hobart. educ. Westminster 1770; Strasbourg military acad. 1776-7.Hobart to Sir Chas. Hotham, 29 July, 9 Oct. 1776, 13 Apr. 1777, Hotham mss, East Riding RO. m. (1) 4 Jan. 1792, Margaretta (d. 7 Aug. 1796), da. and coh. of Edmund Bourke of Urrey, wid. of Thomas Adderley of Innishannon, co. Cork, 1s. (d. inf.), 1 da.; (2) 1 June 1799, Eleanor Agnes, da. of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, s.p. cr.Lord Hobart of Blickling 30 Nov. 1798; suc. fa. as 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire 14 Nov. 1804.
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M.P. [I] 1784 – 97.
Ensign 59 Ft. 1776; went out to America Aug. 1777; capt. 30 Ft. 1778; maj. 18 Lt. Drag. 1783; ret. 1784.
P.C. [I] 21 Apr. 1789; chief sec. to ld. lt. [I] 1789 – 93; P.C. [GB] 1 May 1793; gov. Madras 1793 – 98; sec. of state for war and colonies, Mar. 1801–4; chancellor of duchy of Lancaster Jan. – July 1805, May-June 1812; jt. postmaster gen. 1806 – 07; pres. Board of Control 1812 – d.
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HOBART, Hon. Robert (1760-1816)
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HOLBURNE, Francis (1704-71).
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b. 1704, 3rd s. of Sir James Holburne, 1st Bt., of Menstrie, Clackmannan by Jean, da. of Alexander Spittal of Leuchat. educ. Inverkeithing. m. c.1750, Frances, da. of Guy Ball, member of Barbados council, wid. of Edward Lascelles, collector of customs, Barbados, 1s. 2da. stepfa. of Edward Lascelles.
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Entered R.N. 1720; lt. 1727; capt. 1740; r.-adm. 1755; v.-adm. 1757; c.-in-c. Portsmouth Dec. 1757–1767; adm. Jan. 1768; r.-adm. of Great Britain 1770; ld. of Admiralty Feb. 1770 – Jan. 1771; gov. Greenwich Hospital Jan. 1771 – d.
Burgess of Edinburgh 1740.
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HOLBURNE, Francis (1704-71)
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HOLDSWORTH, Arthur (c.1757-87), of Widdicombe, Devon
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b. c. 1757, o.s. of Arthur Holdsworth, gov. of Dartmouth castle, by Rebecca, da. of Joseph Taylor of Ogwell, Devon. educ. Eton 1766-74; Trinity, Camb. 1775. m. Elizabeth, da. of Robert Holdsworth, a Dartmouth merchant, 3s. and other issue. suc. fa. 1777.
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Gov. Dartmouth castle 1777 – d.
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Main residence: Widdicombe, Devon.
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HOLDSWORTH, Arthur (c.1757-87)
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HOLMES, Charles (1711-61).
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bap. 19 Sept. 1711, 5th s. of Henry Holmes, and bro. of Thomas Holmes. unm.
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Lt. R.N. 1734; capt. 1748; in the West Indies 1741 – 48; in N. America 1756 – 58; commanded a squadron on the rivers Weser, Elbe, and Ems, and took town of Emden 1758; r.-adm. 1758; in expedition to Quebec 1759; c.-in.c. in Jamaica 1760 – d.
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HOLMES, Charles (1711-61)
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