Henry William Hobhouse
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Daniel Higford Davall Burr
Robert Pulsford
Henry William Hobhouse | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hereford | |
| In office 1 July 1841 – 5 October 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Clive Daniel Higford Davall Burr |
| Succeeded by | Edward Clive Robert Pulsford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1791 |
| Died | 22 May 1868 (aged 76) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Mary Anne Palmer (m. 1841) |
| Children | Two, including Sir Charles Parry Hobhouse, 3rd Baronet |
| Parent(s) | Benjamin Hobhouse Charlotte Cam |
Henry William Hobhouse (8 August 1791 – 22 May 1868)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2][3][4]
Hobhouse was the son of Benjamin Hobhouse and Charlottee née Cam, daughter of Samuel Cam; and he was also a brother of John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton. In 1814, he married Mary Anne Palmer, daughter of John Palmer, and they had at least two children: John Byron Hobhouse (1817–1842); and Sir Charles Parry Hobhouse, 3rd Baronet (1825–1916).[5]
After unsuccessfully contesting Finsbury in 1835,[6] Hobhouse was elected a Whig Member of Parliament for Hereford at the general election in May 1841 but resigned five months later by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[7][4][8]
He was also in the Honourable East India Company Service.[5]