Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, born a Bracegirdle, was the wife of Otho Sackville-Baggins and the mother of Lotho. For most of her long life she wanted Bag End.1,2
When Bilbo came home from the Lonely Mountain he found himself presumed dead and his goods being auctioned, with the Sackville-Bagginses already measuring his rooms. Several of his silver spoons were never found, and he suspected them. Sixty years later, at his farewell party, he left Lobelia a case of silver spoons as a parting joke.3,2
She got Bag End at last when Frodo sold it to her before he left the Shire. Her son Lotho, who made himself Chief of the Shire with Saruman's ruffians, came to a bad end.4,5
Lobelia herself stood up to the ruffians, going for one of them with her umbrella, and was locked in the Lockholes for it. When she came out after the Scouring of the Shire she was more popular than she had ever been. She gave Bag End back to Frodo, left what remained of her money to help hobbits who had lost their homes, and died the next spring, more than a hundred years old.5,6
Sources
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- Published story The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings as Tolkien published them.
- Appendices Tolkien's own appendices to The Lord of the Rings.
- Appendices The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, “Family Trees”
- Published story The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, ch. 1, “A Long-expected Party”
- Published story The Hobbit, ch. 19, “The Last Stage”
- Published story The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, ch. 3, “Three is Company”
- Published story The Return of the King, Book VI, ch. 8, “The Scouring of the Shire”
- Published story The Return of the King, Book VI, ch. 9, “The Grey Havens”