| Birth Date: | 26 February 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Death Place: | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Height: | 193 cm |
| Spouse: | Marjorie Joyce Sandover |
| Children: | 3 (including John Richard) |
Edgar Stanbury Dobell (26 February 1896 – 27 July 1961) was a British lawyer and businessman.
Dobell was the eldest son of Eva Ellen Stanbury and John Pearse Dobell, a solicitor. While a student at law, he was a member of the Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport Law Students' Debating Society.[1] From 1915 to 1919, he served in the Coldstream Guards. He was once mentioned in dispatches.[2]
Dobell was articled to J. P. Dobell, of Plymouth.[2] In 1919, he passed the intermediate examinations for entry into the Law Society of England and Wales.[3] He passed the final examinations the following year.[4] In 1932, Dobell was vice-president of the Seven O'Clock Regulars Swimming Club.[5] He served as president of the Plymouth Law Society in 1936.[6] His father (John Pearse Dobell) had served as president in 1912 and his brother (David Ireland Dobell) would later serve in 1971.[7]
In 1931, Dobell married Marjorie Joyce Sandover in Plymouth, England.[8] They had two daughters and one son (John Richard Dobell).[9]
From 1948 to 1954, Dobell was the director and vice-president of Plymouth Argyle F.C..[10] [11] In 1953, he and Sir Hubert Ashton produced Sporting Fanfare, a light programme for the BBC.[12] In 1954, he oversaw Plymouth Argyle F.C.'s complete middle-west and coast-to-coast tour of the United States, which included a day-by-day account of the players' experiences during the tour through the all round coverage of local sports writers.[13] [14]