Joseph Dobbie

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^[1]

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.^[1] 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.^[2] Dobbie was knighted in the 1920 Birthday Honours for public and local services in Edinburgh.^[3] 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.^[1]

Election results

1904 Ayr Burghs by-election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Dobbie	3,221	50.3	+5.6
	Unionist	George Younger	3,177	49.7	−5.6
Turnout				88.4	+2.1
Majority			44	0.6	11.2
	Liberal gain from Unionist		Swing	+5.6

General election January 1906^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	George Younger	3,766	51.8	+2.1
	Liberal	Joseph Dobbie	3,505	48.2	−2.1
Turnout				90.5	+2.1
Majority			261	3.6	4.2
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.1

General election 1918: Edinburgh Central^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Graham	7,159	51.3
	Liberal	Joseph Dobbie	6,795	48.7
Turnout
Majority			364	2.6
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Sources

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

References

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

External links

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing	Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs 1904–1906	Succeeded by George Younger

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[:0-1] Who Was Who

[2] British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.

[3] London Gazette, 31931, 4 June 1920, page 6320.

[ReferenceA-4] British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig

[5] Whitaker's Almanack, 1920

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