Sunday, 1 October 2017
1692 Robert Hobart
Constituency : New Forest 1906-10
Robert took New Forest from the Tories at the second attempt, having come very close to taking it in a by-election in 1905. His own victory was narrow, only 48 votes.
Robert was a cousin of the Earl of Buckinghamshire. He was almost 70 at the time of his election and had been a civil servant at the War Office for 40 years. He helped prepare Edward VII's coronation. He was the Official Verderer of the New Forest.
Robert's parliamentary contributions were mainly on military matters.
Robert was soundly defeated in January 1910 and the seat went uncontested in December.
Robert was created a baronet in 1914.
He died in 1928 aged 91.
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