LORD BROUGHTON HOBHOUSE JOHN CAM
\lˈɔːd bɹˈɔːtən hˈɒbha͡ʊs d͡ʒˈɒn kˈam], \lˈɔːd bɹˈɔːtən hˈɒbhaʊs dʒˈɒn kˈam], \l_ˈɔː_d b_ɹ_ˈɔː_t_ə_n h_ˈɒ_b_h_aʊ_s dʒ_ˈɒ_n k_ˈa_m]\
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An English statesman and miscellaneous writer; born at Redland, near Bristol, June 27, 1786; died in London, June 3, 1869. He was Secretary of War in 1831, and Secretary of State for Ireland in 1833. He was one of Lord Byron's most intimate friends. He wrote: "Historical Illustrations of the Fourth Canto of Childe Harold" (2d ed. 1818); "Journey into Albania" (1813); "Letters Written by an Englishman During the Last Reign of Napoleon" (1816); "Essay on the Origin and Intention of Sacrifices"; "A Defense of the People"; etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
