Charles Hobson, Baron Hobson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Charles Rider Hobson, Baron Hobson (18 February 1904 – 17 February 1966) was a British Labour politician and life peer.

Political career

Hobson was Member of Parliament for Wembley North from 1945 to 1950[1] and for Keighley from 1950 to 1959. He was Assistant Postmaster-General in 1947.[2]

On 20 January 1964, he was created a life peer as Baron Hobson, of Brent in the County of Middlesex.[3] He served as a Lord-in-waiting (whip) in the House of Lords from 1964 to his death.[4]

Personal life

In 1933, Hobson married Doris Mary Spink, together they had one daughter, Marian Hobson.[5] Marian would go on to be a scholar of French.[4]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".
  4. a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

External links

Template:Error
New constituency Member of Parliament for Wembley North
19451950 Template:S-ttl/check
Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Member of Parliament for Keighley
19501959 Template:S-ttl/check
Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Lord-in-waiting
1964–1966 Template:S-ttl/check
Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

Template:Authority control


Template:England-Labour-UK-MP-stub Template:Life-peer-stub