George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire (8 September 1731 – 14 November 1804) was a British peer, styled The Honourable George Hobart from 1733 until 1793.

Early life

Hobart was the son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his second wife, Elizabeth Bristow. From his parents' marriage, he had a younger brother, Hon. Henry Hobart, who served as MP for Norwich. His paternal grandparents were Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet of Blickling and the former Elizabeth Maynard (eldest daughter of Sir Joseph Maynard). His maternal grandparents were Elizabeth Woolley and Robert Bristow, MP for Winchelsea. He was educated at Westminster School and visited the University of Göttingen.

Career

Hobart represented the constituencies of St Ives and Bere Alston in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1761 and 1761 to 1780, respectively. He was secretary to the embassy in St Petersburg in 1762, his half-brother John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire being then ambassador. He inherited the earldom of Buckinghamshire from his half-brother, who had no surviving sons, in 1793. On 29 April 1797, he was commissioned colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Lincolnshire Militia (South Lincolnshire Supplementary Militia), becoming a colonel in the regular army when his regiment was embodied on 12 January 1799.

Personal life

On 16 May 1757, Hobart married Albinia Bertie, second daughter of Lord Vere Bertie and the heiress Ann Casey. They had eight children: Lord Buckinghamshire died on 14 November 1804 and was succeeded by his son, Robert, who had already entered the House of Lords in 1798 by a writ of acceleration as Baron Hobart.