William Hobbs (politician)

The Hon
Dr William Hobbs
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
26 April 1861  18 October 1880
Personal details
Born William Hobbs
1822
Middlesex, England
Died 1890 (aged 6768)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Nationality English Australian
Spouse(s) Anna Louisa Barton (d.1853 d.1914)
Relations Edmund Barton (brother-in-law)
Occupation Surgeon
Religion Congregational

Dr William Hobbs (1822 – 8 December 1890)[1] was a doctor and politician in colonial Queensland.[2]

Hobbs was born in London, England,[1] and was one of the earliest colonists of Queensland, practised as a doctor in Brisbane, and was for a considerable period the Government medical officer.[2] He was nominated to the Queensland Legislative Council and was a member of the first responsible government, without portfolio, under the premiership of Robert Herbert, the permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies, from April 1861 to January 1862.[2] Mr. Hobbs married Anna Louisa Barton, sister of Edmund Barton, of Sydney. He died in Brisbane on 8 December 1890[2] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Powell, Owen. "Hobbs, William (1822–1890)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to Hobbs, William". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
  3. Hobbs William Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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