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==Political career== |
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Hobhouse's first attempt to get elected was at North Buckinghamshire. He 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">F. W. S. Craig, British |
Hobhouse's first attempt to get elected was at North Buckinghamshire. He 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">F. W. S. Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918''</ref> He was a [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] at the [[Colonial Office]] from 1892 to 1895 and a [[Church Estates Commissioner]] from 1906 to 1907. |
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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>{{London Gazette |issue=28265 |date=29 June 1909 |page=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. |
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>{{London Gazette |issue=28265 |date=29 June 1909 |page=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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Sir Charles Hobhouse | |
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 23 October 1911 – 11 February 1914 | |
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 | |
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 Monkton Farleigh | (aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | 1. Nina; 2. Aimee Brendon |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse, 4th Baronet, TD, PC, JP (30 June 1862 – 26 June 1941) was a British Liberal politician.[1] 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's first attempt to get elected was at North Buckinghamshire. He 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.
At the Coupon election in 1918 he lost his seat, as did Asquith, McKenna, Runciman, Simon, Samuel and McKinnon Wood. In 1922 Hobhouse chose to stand in North Buckinghamshire but was swept aside by both Conservative and Labour party candidates. As most Liberals found their party and principles were in retreat.
Hobhouse, long associated with Bristol, was appointed President of the Western Counties Liberal Federation from 1924 to 1935 and President of the National Liberal Federation from 1926 to 1930.
Personal life
Sir Charles Hobhouse's wife, Lady Nina died in 1927. He married again to Aimee Gladys Brendon. They lived at Monkton Farleigh until he died on 26 June 1941, aged 78.
See also
- Under-Secretary of State for India
- Financial Secretary to the Treasury
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Postmaster General
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
- ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918
- ^ "No. 28265". The London Gazette. 29 June 1909. p. 4953.
Primary Sources
- David, Edward, ed. (1977). Inside Asquith's Cabinet: from the Diaries of Charles Hobhouse. London.
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Secondary Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
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