Dominic Bryce Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington (born 24 August 1963), is a British

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, the president of the British Dyslexic Association and the vice-president of the UK Sports Association.

Early life

Addington was educated at The Hewett School, Norwich, before going up to the

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, graduating as

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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

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officer, in 1982. On taking up his seat at 22 he was the youngest serving peer in the

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. Lord Addington was returned as one of the ninety elected representative hereditary peers in

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in 1999. He sits on the

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.

Personal life

In 1999, Addington married Elizabeth Ann Morris, only daughter of Michael Morris, of Duxbury Park, Chorley,

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. Lord and Lady Addington live in

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. The

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

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* 1963 births Living people Politicians from Norwich Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Liberal Democrats (UK) hereditary peers

Dominic Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...

{{UK-baron-stub Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999