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Sir Joseph Dobbie (1862 – 18 May 1943) was a British Liberal Party politician.

Biography

He was a son of James Dobbie. He was educated at the Ayr Academy and the University of Edinburgh

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 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 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 did not stand for parliament again. Dobbie was knighted in the 1920 Birthday Honours for public and local services in Edinburgh. He was Head of Dalgleish, Dobbie & Co., SSC, Edinburgh. He was a Justice of the Peace in the City of Edinburgh. He was a Legal Member of the Edinburgh Military Tribunal. He was President of the Scottish Vernacular Association.

Election results

Sources

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

References

1. ^ Who Was Who
2. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.
3. London Gazette, 31931, 4 June 1920, page 6320.
4. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
5. Whitaker's Almanack, 1920

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Joseph Dobbie
• Who Was Who; http://www.ukwhoswho.com

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