Thomas William Dobbie
Thomas William Dobbie (November 13, 1829 – April 1, 1908) was a Canadian civil engineer, provincial land surveyor and political figure. He represented Elgin East in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.[1]
He was born in Bayham Township, Upper Canada in 1829,[1] the son of Andrew Dobbie,[2] a Scottish immigrant, and Martha Ann Bowlby. Dobbie was educated in Bayham township and London, Ontario.[2] He served as reeve for the township from 1863 to 1867 and from 1876 to 1877. Dobbie lived in Tillsonburg.[3]
Dobbie was married twice: to Susan Margaret Jones in 1872 and to Mary Hodgson in 1891. He died in Tillsonburg at the age of 78.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Thomas William Dobbie – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 87.
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