Arthur Frederick Dobbs
Arthur Frederick Dobbs (31 March 1876 – 16 February 1955) was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born at Castle Dobbs, County Antrim, Dobbs studied at Wellington College, Berkshire, and King's College, Cambridge.[1] During World War I, he served as a major with the Howitzer Battery. In 1921, he served as High Sheriff of Antrim. From 1929 to 1933, he was an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Senate of Northern Ireland; he was re-elected in 1937 and served until his death in 1955.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dobbs, Arthur Frederick (DBS895AF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.206
- ^ Person Page 38316, thePeerage.com
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- 1876 births
- 1955 deaths
- Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
- British Army personnel of World War I
- High sheriffs of Antrim
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1929–1933
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1937–1941
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1941–1945
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1945–1949
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1949–1953
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1953–1957
- Military personnel from County Antrim
- People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire
- Royal Artillery officers
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland