Charles Hobhouse
| The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hobhouse Bt JP TD |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 23 October 1911 – 11 February 1914 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Jack Pease |
| Succeeded by | Charles Masterman |
| Postmaster General | |
| In office 11 February 1914 – 25 May 1915 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Herbert Samuel |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Samuel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1862 |
| Died | 26 June 1941 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse, 4th Baronet, TD, PC, JP (30 June 1862 – 26 June 1941) was a British conservative[1] Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal cabinet of H. H. Asquith between 1911 and 1915.
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Background and education
The eldest son of Sir Charles Parry Hobhouse, 3rd Baronet, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and served as a Lieutenant in the 60th Rifles from 1884 to 1890.[citation needed]
Political career
Hobhouse was Liberal Member of Parliament for Devizes between 1892 and 1895 and for Bristol East between 1900 and 1918.[2] He was a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Colonial Office from 1892 to 1895 and a Church Estates Commissioner from 1906 to 1907. He was appointed to his first ministerial post in 1907 when Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman made him Under-Secretary of State for India, and then served under H. H. Asquith as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1908 to 1911. He was a member of Asquith's cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1911 and 1914 and as Postmaster-General between 1914 and 1915. In 1909 he was sworn of the Privy Council.[3] Apart from his career in national politics Hobhouse was a County Alderman for Wiltshire from 1893 to 1924 and an Honorary Colonel of the Royal Tank Regiment. He succeeded his father as fourth Baronet in 1916.
Personal life
Hobhouse died in June 1941, aged 78.
References
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2XWGuS25msYC&pg=PA65&dq=haldane+radical+liberal+asquith+cabinet&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6myZVfLII9Gy7Qb9j6ioAw&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=haldane%20radical%20liberal%20asquith%20cabinet&f=false
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28265. p. 4953. 29 June 1909.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Hobhouse, Bt
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Devizes 1892–1895 |
Succeeded by Edward Goulding |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Bristol East 1900–1918 |
Succeeded by George Bryant Britton |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for India 1907–1908 |
Succeeded by Thomas Buchanan |
| Preceded by | Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1908-1911 |
Succeeded by Thomas McKinnon Wood |
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1911-1914 |
Succeeded by Charles Masterman |
| Preceded by | Postmaster-General 1914-1915 |
Succeeded by Herbert Samuel |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | President of the National Liberal Federation 1927–1930 |
Succeeded by Arthur Brampton |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by
Charles Hobhouse
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Baronet (of Westbury) 1916–1941 |
Succeeded by Reginald Hobhouse |
- Articles with unsourced statements from August 2009
- 1862 births
- 1941 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Members of Wiltshire County Council
- United Kingdom Postmasters General
- Liberal Party (UK) MPs
- Presidents of the Liberal Party (UK)
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1892–95
- UK MPs 1900–06
- UK MPs 1906–10
- UK MPs 1910
- UK MPs 1910–18
