John Cam's younger brother. Henry Hobhouse (1791-1868) went east to work for Palmer and Company, a commercial house in Calcutta, in 1814. That same year he married Mary Anne, daughter of John Palmer.
Mentioned by Byron in 1801-11-26 and 1813-11-17. John Cam is his eldest son. See 1810-12-10a. "Benjamin Hobhouse (1757-1831), the son of a Bristol merchant, served as M.P. until 1818. He was made a baronet in 1812. The senior Hobhouse was concerned…
"Sandford Graham whom you remember at Trinity dines with me tomorrow (the 28th.) He tells me that Davies is to be married to an heiress whom he picked up at Bath. – – " 1810-11-26 Byron to Hobhouse