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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Hobart    
First Name(s)  Robert    
Titles  Fourth Earl of Buckinghamshire    
Year of Birth  1760    
Year of Death  1816    
Entry  Son of third Earl : born May 6, 1760 : educated at Westminster : joined 7th regt., 1776 : served in the American war : Major : M.P. in both the English and Irish Parliaments : Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1789-93 : Privy Councillor, 1793 : was, as Lord Hobart,. Governor of Madras from Sep. 1794 to Feb. 1798 : led an expedition to Malacca and destroyed the Dutch settlements : by his independence he came into antagonism with the Governor-General, Sir John Shore, over the affairs of the Nawab of the Carnatic, when Hobart desired to make financial reforms : the Court of Directors recalled him, but supported his action in Tanjore affairs : Hobart cooperated with the Governor-General against Tippoo : called up to the House of Lords, 1798 : helped to arrange the union with Ireland, 1799 : Secretary for War and the Colonies, 1801-4 : became Earl, 1804 : appointed President of the Board of Control, April 4, 1812 : and spoke on the renewal of the E.L Co.'s charter, 1813 : died Feb. 4, 1816.     
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