Sir Joseph Dobbie (1862 – 18 May 1943) was a British

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politician.

Background

He was a son of James Dobbie. He was educated at the

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and the

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Career

He was a Liberal in favour of social reform. He gained a parliamentary seat from the Unionists at the Ayr Burghs by-election of 1904; He sat as Liberal MP for Ayr Burghs from 1904 to 1906, but lost the seat back to the Unionist at the January 1906 general election; He was a Member of the Departmental Committee on Housing in 1908. He was Chairman of the Royal Scots Recruiting Committee from 1914 to 1916. He attempted a return to parliament after a 12-year break, without success, when he contested Edinburgh Central at the 1918 general election; He did not stand for parliament again. Dobbie was knighted in the

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for public and local services in Edinburgh.London Gazette, 31931, 4 June 1920, page 6320.
/ref> He was Head of Dalgleish, Dobbie & Co., SSC, Edinburgh. He was a Justice of the Peace in the

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. He was a Legal Member of the Edinburgh Military Tribunal. He was President of the Scottish Vernacular Association.

Sources

*Who Was Who *British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.

References

External links

* *Who Was Who; http://www.ukwhoswho.com 1862 births 1943 deaths Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1900–1906 Knights Bachelor {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub