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 BUCKINGHAM 401 Matric. at Oxford (Queen's Coll.) 2 Aug. 1732. In 1734 he served under his mother's brother, the Duke of Berwick, in Germany, being his aide-de- camp, at Fort Kiel and Philippsburg. He d. at Rome, a minor and unm., of rapid consumption, 30 Oct. 1735, and was bur. 31 Jan. 1736, in Westm, Abbey, aged 19. Will dat. 14 Oct. 1734 to 29 Oct. 1735, P'"- 6 Dec. 1735 by his mother, the sole legatee and devisee. At his death all his honours became extinct.i^') EARLDOM. I. John Hobart, s. and h. of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Bart., of Blickling, Norfolk {d. 21 Aug. 1698), by XIV. 1746. Elizabeth (marr. lie. Fac. 17 June 1684), ist da. and coh. of Joseph Maynard,('') of Clifton Reynes, Bucks, was b. about 1695; was ed. at Clare Hall, Cambridge. M.P. (Whig) for St. Ives 1715-27, for Norfolk 1727-28; Vice Admiral of Norfolk 1719 till his death; one of the Lords of Trade 1721-27; K.B. 27 May 1725; Treasurer of the Chamber 1727-44. On 28 May 1728 he was cr. BARON HOBART OF BLICKLING,(=) Norfolk; Assay Master to the Duchy of Corn- wall 1730-38; Lord Lieut, of Norfolk 1739 till his death; Capt. of the Gent. Pensioners 1744 till his death; P.C. 3 Jan. 1744/5. On 5 Sep, 1746 he was cr. EARL OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.j'^) He m., istly, 8 Nov. 1717, at Thorpe Market, Norfolk, Judith, da. and coh. of Robert Britiffe, of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, Recorder of Norwich, by his ist wife, Judith, da. of Henry Edgar, of Eye, Suffolk. She d. 7 Feb. 1726/7, and was bur. at Blickling. He w., 2ndly, 10 Feb. 1727/8, at St. Paul's, London, Elizabeth, da. of Robert Bristow, M.P., by Catharine, da. of Robert WooLLEY, of London. He d. in St. James's Sq., Midx., 22 Sep. 1756, aged about 61. Will dat. 13 Feb. 1749 to 28 Dec. 1750, pr. 27 Sep. 1756. His widow d. 12, and was bur. 25 Sep. 1762, at Richmond, Surrey. XV. 1756. 2. John (Hobart), Earl of Buckinghamshire, ^fc, 2nd but 1st surv. s. andh., by ist wife, b. 17 Aug. 1723, at Greenwich. Ed. at Westminster school, and at Christ's Coll. Cambridge. M.P. (Whig) for Norwich 1 747-56 ;(') Comptroller of the Household (^) On his death, his bastard br., Charles Herbert (s. of his father, by Frances, "Mrs. Lambert") mc, under his father's will, to a great part of the estates, including Normanby, co. Lincoln. He took the name of Sheffield, and was cr. a Baronet in 1755- C") He was s. and h. of the well-known Sir John Maynard, who was first Com- missioner of the Great Seal at the age of 87 in 1689/90. if) He is supposed to have owed his peerage to the influence of his sister, Henrietta, "Mrs. Howard" (afterwards [1731] Countess of Suffolk), Mistress to George II, when Electoral Prince. This lady d. 26 July 1767, aged 86. ('') The patents at this period are in English, and the word "Buckinghami/j/r?" is used instead of, (as formerly), '■'■ comitatui de Buckingham." (^) He protested against the repeal of the Stamp Act, but supported the Coalition of 1783, and opposed Pitt's Regency Bill, V.G. 52