Thomas Saunders Hobbs
| Thomas Saunders Hobbs | |
|---|---|
| MPP for London | |
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In office November 20, 1894 – January 28, 1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 April 1856 Langtree, Devonshire, England |
| Died |
30 September 1927 (aged 71) Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Ontario Liberal Party |
Thomas Saunders Hobbs (15 April 1856 – 30 September 1927) was an English-born Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented London in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Devonshire in 1856, the son of Thomas S. Hobbs, was educated at the Methodist college in Shebbear and came to London, Ontario with his family. Hobbs was a manufacturer, owned a hardware store and was vice-president of the London Board of Trade.
Hobbs ran for provincial office. He was defeated by William Ralph Meredith in 1894 but elected in a by-election held later that year after Meredith was appointed judge. Hobbs was also a director of the Trusts and Guarantee Company and served as paymaster in the local militia. He died in 1927.[1]
External links
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897 JA Gemmill
- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- The Canadian men and women of the time : a handbook of Canadian biography, HJ Morgan (1898)