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'''Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse, 4th Baronet''' [[Territorial Decoration|TD]], [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] ([[30 June]] [[1862]] – [[26 June]] [[1941]]) was a British [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician.
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'''Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse, 4th Baronet''' [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]], [[Territorial Decoration|TD]], [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] (30 June 1862 &ndash; 26 June 1941) was a British [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician. He was a member of the [[Liberal Government 1905&ndash;1915|Liberal cabinet]] of [[H. H. Asquith]] between 1911 and 1915.
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The eldest son of Sir [[Charles Parry Hobhouse]], 3rd Baronet, he was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]], and served as a Lieutenant in the [[60th Rifles]] from 1884-1890.


==Background and education==
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He was Liberal [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)|Devizes]] from 1892-1895 and for [[Bristol East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol East]] from 1900-1918.<ref name="craig1885-1918">{{cite book
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The eldest son of Sir Charles Parry Hobhouse, 3rd Baronet, he was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]], and served as a Lieutenant in the [[60th Rifles]] from 1884 to 1890.{{fact}}

==Political career==
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Hobhouse was Liberal [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)|Devizes]] between 1892 and 1895 and for [[Bristol East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol East]] between 1900 and 1918.<ref name="craig1885-1918">{{cite book
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}}</ref> 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 [[Henry Campbell-Bannerman|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 [[United Kingdom Postmaster General|Postmaster-General]] between 1914 and 1915. In 1909 he was sworn of the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]].<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=28265 |date=29 June 1909 |startpage=4953 }}</ref> 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.
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He was a Private Secretary at the [[Colonial Office]] from 1892-1895, a [[Church Estates Commissioner]] from 1906-1907, Parliamentary [[Under-Secretary of State for India]] from 1907-1908, [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]] from 1908-1911, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] from 1911-1914 and [[United Kingdom Postmaster General|Postmaster-General]] from 1914-1915.

He also served as a County Alderman for Wiltshire from 1893-1924, and was an Honorary Colonel of the [[Royal Tank Regiment]].


==Personal life==
He was appointed a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in 1909 and succeeded his father as 4th Baronet in 1916.
Hobhouse died in June 1941, aged 78.


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Revision as of 09:52, 12 August 2009

Sir Charles Hobhouse, Bt

PC, TD, JP
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
23 October 1911 – 11 February 1914
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
Preceded byJack Pease
Succeeded byCharles Masterman
Postmaster General
In office
11 February 1914 – 25 May 1915
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
Preceded byHerbert Samuel
Succeeded byHerbert Samuel
Personal details
Born30 June 1862 (1862-06-30)
Died26 June 1941 (1941-06-27)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse, 4th Baronet PC, TD, JP (30 June 1862 – 26 June 1941) was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal cabinet of H. H. Asquith between 1911 and 1915.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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

  1. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  2. ^ "No. 28265". The London Gazette. 29 June 1909.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Devizes
1892–1895 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bristol East
1900–1918 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Under-Secretary of State for India
1907–1908 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Financial Secretary to the Treasury
1908-1911 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1911-1914 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Postmaster-General
1914-1915 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Hobhouse
 Baronet
of Westbury
1916–1941 		Succeeded by
Reginald Hobhouse


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