Sir Philip Hoby, 5th Baronet ( – 29 June 1766) was a clergyman in the Church of Ireland during the 18th century."History of the Church of Ireland: From the revolution to the union of the Churches of England and Ireland, January 1, 1801" Mant, R: London, J.W. Parker, 1840
Biography His elder brother was Sir Thomas Hoby, 4th Baronet (–1744), MP for Great Marlow like their great-grandfather, Peregrine Hoby. Hoby was educated at Trinity College, Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p788: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He was Prebendary of Kilmactalway at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 1743 to 1748;"Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland Vol II" Cotton, H p134: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860 and Chancellor there from 1748."Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland Vol II" Cotton, H p120: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860 He was Dean of Ardfert from 1748"Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland Vol I" Cotton, H p433: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860 until his death."The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 9" p171: London; J.Dodsley; 1793 (5th edition)
Upon his death on 29 June 1766, the baronetcy became extinct."A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie, Volume 2" Murdoch, B. p458: Halifax, Nova Scotia; James Barnes; 1866
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