Sir Charles Hobhouse, 4th Baronet

The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hobhouse, Bt PC TD JP
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 23 October 1911 – 11 February 1914
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Jack Pease
Succeeded by	Charles Masterman
Postmaster General
In office 11 February 1914 – 25 May 1915
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Herbert Samuel
Succeeded by	Herbert Samuel
Personal details
Born	30 June 1862 (1862-06-30)
Died	26 June 1941 (1941-06-27)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse, 4th Baronet PC, TD, JP (30 June 1862 – 26 June 1941) was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal cabinet of H. H. Asquith between 1911 and 1915.

Background and education

The eldest son of Sir Charles Parry Hobhouse, 3rd Baronet, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and served as a Lieutenant in the 60th Rifles from 1884 to 1890.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Hobhouse was Liberal Member of Parliament for Devizes between 1892 and 1895 and for Bristol East between 1900 and 1918. He was a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Colonial Office from 1892 to 1895 and a Church Estates Commissioner from 1906 to 1907. He was appointed to his first ministerial post in 1907 when Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman made him Under-Secretary of State for India, and then served under H. H. Asquith as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1908 to 1911. He was a member of Asquith's cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1911 and 1914 and as Postmaster-General between 1914 and 1915. In 1909 he was sworn of the Privy Council. Apart from his career in national politics Hobhouse was a County Alderman for Wiltshire from 1893 to 1924 and an Honorary Colonel of the Royal Tank Regiment. He succeeded his father as fourth Baronet in 1916.

Personal life

Hobhouse died in June 1941, aged 78.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Hobhouse, Bt

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Walter Long	Member of Parliament for Devizes 1892–1895	Succeeded by Edward Goulding
Preceded by Sir William Wills, Bt	Member of Parliament for Bristol East 1900–1918	Succeeded by George Bryant Britton
Political offices
Preceded by John Ellis	Under-Secretary of State for India 1907–1908	Succeeded by Thomas Buchanan
Preceded by Walter Runciman	Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1908-1911	Succeeded by Thomas McKinnon Wood
Preceded by Jack Pease	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1911-1914	Succeeded by Charles Masterman
Preceded by Herbert Samuel	Postmaster-General 1914-1915	Succeeded by Herbert Samuel
Party political offices
Preceded by John Alfred Spender	President of the National Liberal Federation 1927–1930	Succeeded by Arthur Brampton
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Hobhouse	Baronet (of Westbury) 1916–1941	Succeeded by Reginald Hobhouse