Baron Addington, of Addington in the County of Buckinghamshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1887 for the businessman and Conservative politician John Hubbard. Jump to: navigation, search The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...
BaronAddington, of Addington in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 22 July 1887 for the businessman and Conservative politician John Hubbard.
He was head of the firm of John Hubbard and Co and also sat as a MP for Buckingham from 1858 to 1868 and for the City of London from 1874 to 1887.
The 1st Baron's eldest son, the 2nd Baron, sat in the House of Commons as Conservative MP for Buckingham from 1874 to 1880 and for Buckinghamshire North from 1886 to 1889.
Like his predecessors, Addington continued to be a partisan after his acceptance of this office, took part at times in debate when the house was in committee; and on one occasion his partiality allowed Pitt to disregard the authority of the chair.
Addington consented, and after some delay caused by the king's illness, and by the reluctance of several of Pitt's followers to serve under him, became first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer in March 1801.
Addington then took steps to strengthen the forces of the crown, and suggested to Pitt that he should join the cabinet and that both should serve under a new prime minister.
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