John Hobhouse, Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough
John Stewart Hobhouse, Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough , PC ( January 31, 1932 - March 15, 2004 ) was a British judge and Law Lord .
life and career
He was born in Mossley Hill , Liverpool . He was taught at St. Andrews, Pangbourne and Eton. After working on sheep farms in Australia and New Zealand for some time , Hobhouse returned to Christ Church , Oxford in 1951 . He became a barrister and was appointed to the bar in 1955. He later became a bencher .
Hobhouse was appointed high court judge in 1982 and received the knighthood. In 1993 he became Lord Justice of Appeal and a member of the Privy Council.
On 1 October 1998 he became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and Life Peer entitled
Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough, of Woodborough in the County of Wiltshire .
Lord Hobhouse was married to Susannah Roskill. They had two sons and a daughter.
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| SURNAME | Hobhouse, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hobhouse, John Stewart; Hobhouse of Woodborough, Baron |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British judge and law lord |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1932 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 2004 |