Joseph Burton Hobman (25 May 1872 – 30 September 1953) was a British

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politician and journalist.

Background

He was born in

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, the son of Joseph and Mary Hobman. He was educated at Wesley College (Sheffield). He married, first, Margaret H. Linacre, she died in 1924. He then married, Daisy Lucie Adler. They had one child.

Newspaper career

He was Assistant Editor of the Sheffield Independent from 1898 to 1912, Editor of the

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from 1912 to 1921. He was Editor of the

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from 1921 to 1928 and on the Editorial Staff, of the Westminster Press (Provincial) from 1928 to 1942. He was a contributor to the mid-European Press on foreign affairs. Perhaps influenced by his Jewish second wife, he was keenly sympathetic to the Zionist and other Jewish causes. He edited

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, a Memoir, 1945 and edited Palestine's Economic Future, 1946.

Political career

He was an advocate of changing the electoral system and sat on the National Executive of the Proportional Representation Society. He was Liberal candidate for the 1928 Sheffield Hallam by-election. It was an unpromising seat for the Liberals who had not stood a candidate since coming third in 1923; He was Liberal candidate for the

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for the General Election 1929. This was a more promising seat that the Liberals had won in 1923, even though they had come third in 1924; He was Liberal candidate for Bethnal Green North East, for the General Election 1935. This was a promising seat that had been won by the Liberals at the previous General Election. The sitting Liberal MP had joined the Labour party and sought re-election elsewhere. However, he was unable to hold the seat; He did not stand for parliament again; however, in 1936, he was elected to serve on the Liberal Party Council.The Liberal Magazine, 1936

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:HOBMAN, Joseph Burton 1872 births 1953 deaths Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates People educated at Wesley College, Sheffield