Joseph Dobbie

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

Joseph Dobbie

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
  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


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