John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire

For other persons named John Hobart, see John Hobart (disambiguation).

The 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire.

John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (1723 - 1793) was an English nobleman and politician.

The son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his first marriage, he was educated at Westminster School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He was Member of Parliament for Norwich from 1747-56, having also been elected for St Ives in 1747 but opting to sit for Norwich. He held office as Comptroller of the Household in 1756 and as a Lord of the Bedchamber from 1756-67. He was ambassador to Russia from 1762-5 and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1776-80. In the latter role he had to concede free trade and measures for relief of Romanists and Dissenters.

He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his half-brother.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Vere	Member of Parliament for Norwich (with Horatio Walpole, Edward Bacon) 1747–1756	Succeeded by Harbord Harbord
Political offices
Preceded by Earl of Hillsborough	Comptroller of the Household 1756	Succeeded by Lord Edgcumbe
Preceded by New government	Lord of the Bedchamber 1760–1767	Succeeded by The Duke of Roxburghe
Preceded by Earl Harcourt	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1776-80	Succeeded by Earl of Carlisle
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Charles Hanbury Williams	Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Russia 1762–1764	Succeeded by Earl Macartney
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by John Hobart	Earl of Buckinghamshire 1756–1793	Succeeded by George Hobart