About William Dobbs
Lived 1806 – 1869 (aged 63). William Dobbs was an Irish politician.
William Cary Dobbs (17 August 1806 – 17 April 1869) was an Irish Conservative politician, and barrister. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1857 to 1859 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carrickfergus.
Early life and family Born in Belfast, Dobbs was the only son of five children of Reverend Robert Conway Dobbs and Wilhelmina Josepha née Bristow.
Just before the 1859 general election, Dobbs was made a judge in the Landed Estates Court in Dublin, making him ineligible to stand at the election, and ending his political career after one term.
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Who was William Dobbs?
Dobbs, William Cary (1806–1869), barrister and politician
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William Dobbs was born on 17 January 1806 in Belfast.
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William Dobbs died on 17 January 1869 in London, United Kingdom.
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William Dobbs was a politician.
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William Dobbs was Irish.
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