Edward Hobbs (25 November 1868 – 20 July 1936) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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. In 1916 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Darwin. He joined the Country Party in 1922 and from October to November 1923 served as temporary

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, a position he held again from October 1924 to July 1925. In 1925 he became a member of Walter Lee's "Liberal" grouping in parliament, before eventually rejoining the Nationalists. Hobbs was defeated in 1934 and died in Ulverstone in 1936.

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1868 births 1936 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Leaders of the Opposition in Tasmania {{Australia-Nationalist-politician-stub