ˈɛdwɚd hˈɛnɹi hˈɑːbsən dʒuːlˈaɪ ɪlˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn wʌzɐ mˈɜːtʃənt, bˈæŋkɚ, pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən, tˈæks kəlˈɛktɚ, ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv, ænd ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi ɪnðə mˈɛksɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən wˈɔːɹ ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ.
Edward Henry Hobson (July 11, 1825 – September 14, 1901) was a merchant, banker, politician, tax collector, railroad executive, and an officer in the United States Army in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War.