Hobhouse, Henry

First name(s)

Henry

Surname

Hobhouse

Position(s) held at King's College London

Member of the College Council ([1832]-1852) ^{Ref: *1}

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended

• Eton College
• Brasenose College, Oxford
• Inner Temple ^{Ref: *2}

 

Qualifications

• BA (1797)
• MA (1977)
• DCL (1827)
• Called to the bar (1801) ^{Ref: *2}

Position(s) held (non King's College London)

• Solicitor, HM Customs (1806-1812)
• Solicitor, HM Treasury (1812-)
• Under-Secretary of State, Home Department (1817-1827)
• Keeper of the State Papers (1826-)
• Commissioner for Publication of State Papers (1852-)

Professional activities

• Sworn of the privy council (1828)
• Chair, Somerset Quarter Sessions (-1845) ^{Ref: *2}

 

Publications

In capacity as Commissioner for the Publication of State Papers, Hobhouse oversaw the publication of the State Papers of Henry VIII, in eleven volumes. ^{Ref: *2}

Personal details

Date of birth

12 April 1776

Place of birth

Hadspen House, near Castle Cary

Date of death

13 April 1854

Place of death

Hadspen House

Family details

Only son of barrister Henry Hobhouse (1742-1792) and Sarah Jenkyns. Married Harriett Turton in 1806, with whom had eight children. ^{Ref: *2}