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, when his Chief Secretary was Sir Richard Heron, Bt. In the latter role he had to concede free trade and measures for relief of Romanists and Dissenters.
He married Caroline, daughter of William James Conolly, but died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his half-brother. Their daughter Lady Harriet, Marchioness of Lothian, was the mother of John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian.
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