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

  1. ↑ "Dobbs, Arthur Frederick (DBS895AF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ↑ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.206
  3. ↑ Person Page 38316, thePeerage.com
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