Dominic Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington

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]

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
Preceded by	The 5th Baron Addington
Succeeded by	Seat abolished [a]
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 November 1999 as an elected hereditary peer
Preceded by	Seat established [a]
Personal details
Born	(1963-08-24) 24 August 1963 (age 61)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Spouse	Elizabeth Ann (née Morris)
Parents	James Hubbard, 5th Baron Addington (father) Alexandra Patricia Millar (mother)
Alma mater	University of Aberdeen
Occupation	Politician

Early life

Addington was educated at The Hewett School, Norwich, 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. He is currently the longest-serving Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. He is captain of the Commons and Lords Rugby and Football team, and has played in two Parliamentary World Cups competitions in 1994 and 1999.^[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 Norwich.^[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.