Dominic Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington

• James Hubbard, 5th Baron Addington (father)
• Alexandra Patricia Millar (mother)

The Right Honourable The Lord Addington
Addington in 2018
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office 26 June 1986 –11 November 1999 as a hereditary peer
Alma mater	University of Aberdeen
Occupation	Politician

Dominic Bryce Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington (born 24 August 1963), is a British Liberal Democrat politician, the president of the British Dyslexic Association, ^[1] and the vice-president of the UK Sports Association. ^[2]

Early life

Addington was educated at The Hewett School, Norwichand Norwich city College, before going up to the Aberdeen University, ^[3] graduating as M.A. in 1988.

Career

He succeeded to the title of Baron Addington, of Addington, Co. Buckingham, at the death of his father, James Hubbard, 5th Baron Addington, a former British South Africa Police officer, in 1982. On taking up his seat at 22 he was the youngest serving peer in the House of Lords. ^[4]

Lord Addington was returned as one of the ninety elected representative hereditary peers in Parliament in 1999. He sits on the Liberal Democrat benches in the House of Lords and is party spokesperson for sport a member of the education team specialising in special educational needs and is himself dyslexic. He is currently the longest-serving Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. He Captains the Commons and Lords Rugby and Football team, and has played in Parliamentary World Cups competitions from 1995 to 2023.while attending University Lord Addington played for Scottish universities and played rugby league for Scottish students. ^[5]

Personal life

In 1999, Addington married Elizabeth Ann Morris, only daughter of Michael Morris, of Duxbury Park, Chorley, Lancashire. Lord and Lady Addington live in [Lambourn West Berkshire]. ^[6]

The heir presumptive to the title is his younger brother, the Hon. Michael Hubbard (who by his wife Emmanuella née Ononye has a son, Oliver).

Arms

Coat of arms of Dominic Hubbard, 6th 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) [7]

See also

• Baron Addington

Notes

1. Pursuant to the House of Lords Act 1999.

References

1. "President and Vice Presidents". British Dyslexic Association. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
2. "Lord Addington". UK Parliament.
3. "Politics | Alumni Relations". The University of Aberdeen.
4. Who's Who in the Liberal Democrats? (5th ed.). PCA Books. 2006. ISBN   1-85187-762-2.
5. "Dominic Addington". Liberal Democrats.
6. "Addington, Baron (UK, 1887)". Cracroft's Peerage.
7. Burke's Peerage. 1915.

External links

• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
• Voting record at PublicWhip.org
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Hubbard	Baron Addington 1982–present Member of the House of Lords (1982–1999)	Incumbent Heir presumptive: Hon. Michael Hubbard
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–present	Incumbent