About Joseph Dobbie
Lived 1862 – 1943 (aged 80–81). Joseph Dobbie was a British politician.
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. 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.
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British politician (1862-1943)
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Joseph Dobbie was born in 1862.
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Joseph Dobbie died on 18 May 1943.
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