Edward Hobbs
Edward Hobbs(25 November 1868 – 20 July 1936) was an Australian politician.
He was born inHampshireinEngland.In 1916 he was elected to theTasmanian House of Assemblyas aNationalistmember forDarwin.He joined theCountry Partyin 1922 and from October to November 1923 served as temporaryOpposition Leader,a position he held again from October 1924 to July 1925. In 1925 he became a member ofWalter Lee's "Liberal" grouping in parliament, before eventually rejoining the Nationalists. Hobbs was defeated in 1934 and died inUlverstonein 1936.[1]
References
[edit]- ^"Hobbs, Edward".Members of theParliament of Tasmania.Retrieved24 July2022.
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