Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington

Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington VD (29 December 1842 – 14 June 1915) was a British Peer.^[1] He was Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire from 1874 to 1880, and from 1886 to 1889.^[2]

Colonel The Right Honourable The Lord Addington VD
Baron Addington in 1895.
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 29 August 1889 – 14 June 1915 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 1st Lord Addington
Succeeded by	The 3rd Lord Addington
Member of Parliament for Buckingham
In office 27 July 1886 – 28 August 1889
Preceded by	Sir Edmund Verney
Succeeded by	Sir Edmund Verney
In office 17 February 1874 – 31 March 1880
Preceded by	Sir Harry Verney
Succeeded by	Sir Harry Verney
Personal details
Born	29 December 1842
Died	14 June 1915
Political party	Conservative

Life and career

The son of John Gellibrand Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington, he succeeded the Barony on the death of his father. He held the office of High Steward of Buckingham.

He was educated at Radley College,^[3] and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, with a First B.A. in 1865, and with an M.A. in 1866. In 1863, he was commissioned into the 3rd Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteer Corps (after 1875 amalgamated into the 1st Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteers). He was promoted lieutenant in 1871, captain in 1887, major and lieutenant-colonel in 1890, and colonel in 1895. He resigned his commission in February 1900.

Family

He married Mary Adelaide Portal, daughter of Sir Wyndham Portal, 1st Baronet, in June 1880.^[4] They had the following children:

• Winifred Mary Hubbard (1881–1968)
• John Gellibrand Hubbard, 3rd Baron Addington (1883–1966)
• Raymond Egerton Hubbard, 4th Baron Addington (1884–1971)
• Francis Spencer Hubbard (1888–1963)
• Ruth Mary Hubbard (1896–1955)^[3]

Arms

Coat of arms of Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington

Crest In front of a fasces fessewise Proper an eagle's head as in the arms. Escutcheon Vert a chevron engrailed plain cotised Argent between three eagles' heads erased of the second each gorged with a collar fleurettée Gules Supporters On either side an eagle Argent wings addorsed gorged with a collar fleurettée Gules and pendent therefrom an escutcheon Ermine charged with a rose Gules Motto Alta Petens (Latin for: Seeking Higher Things)[5]

References

1. "Index 852". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
2. Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Egerton Hubbard
3. "Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington". The Peerage. 24 July 2012.
4. Burke, Bernard (1886). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1485.
5. Burke's Peerage. 1915.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Harry Verney, Bt	Member for Buckingham 1874–1880	Succeeded by Sir Harry Verney, Bt
Preceded by Edmund Hope Verney	Member for Buckingham 1886–1889	Succeeded by Edmund Hope Verney
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Gellibrand Hubbard	Baron Addington 1889–1915	Succeeded by John Hubbard