Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, first baronet

(1757-1831)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Hobhouse, Benjamin, Sir, 1757-1831 NRA: Hobhouse Sir Benjamin (1757-1831) 1st Baronet MP DNB: Hobhouse, Sir Benjamin, first baronet (1757-1831), politician LBT ID: BeHobho1831 VIAF ID: 2030225 LOC ID: no91006198	B/BAP: 1757-03-29 DIED: 1831-08-14
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The father of John Cam Hobhouse. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford and the Middle Temple, he was MP for Bletchingly (1797-1802), Grampound (1802-06), and Hindon (1806-18).
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