John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton

John Cam Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton, GCB, PC, FRS (27 June 1786 – 3 June 1869), known as Sir John Hobhouse, Bt, from 1831 to 1851, was an English politician and diarist.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Broughton
GCB PC FRS
Lord Broughton, from a miniature by Sir William Newton, R. A.
President of the Board of Control
In office
8 July 1846  5 February 1852
Prime MinisterLord John Russell
Preceded byThe Earl of Ripon
Succeeded byFox Maule
In office
23 April 1835  30 August 1841
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Melbourne
Preceded byThe Lord Ellenborough
Succeeded byThe Lord Ellenborough
Personal details
Born(1786-06-27)27 June 1786
Redland, near Bristol, England
Died3 June 1869(1869-06-03) (aged 82)
Berkeley Square, London, England
Political partyWhig
SpouseLady Julia Hay (d. 1835)
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
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