George Hobbs

George Hobbs
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
1960–1962
Preceded byArvid Lundell
Succeeded byMargaret Hobbs
ConstituencyRevelstoke
Personal details
Born(1907-03-23)March 23, 1907
County Waterford, Ireland
DiedJanuary 30, 1962(1962-01-30) (aged 54)
Victoria, British Columbia
Political partyCo-operative Commonwealth Federation
SpouseMargaret Jackson
Occupationrailway engineer

George "Tiny" Hobbs (March 23, 1907 – January 30, 1962) was an Irish-born railway engineer and political figure in British Columbia. After being defeated in the 1956 provincial election, he represented Revelstoke in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1960 to 1962 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

He was born in County Waterford and was educated there. After coming to Canada, Hobbs married Margaret Jackson, a school teacher. He worked from the Canadian Pacific Railway at Revelstoke. Hobbs served as a school trustee for Revelstoke from 1948 to 1960. He died suddenly in office in 1962[1][2] and his wife was elected to represent Revelstoke in the by-election that followed.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  2. ^ Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.