Margaret Hobbs Explained

Margaret F. Hobbs
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Predecessor:George Hobbs
Successor:Arvid Lundell
Term Start:1962
Term End:1963
Constituency:Revelstoke
Birth Name:Margaret Frances Jackson
Birth Date:15 March 1909
Birth Place:Berwick, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Spouse:George Hobbs
Party:Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Occupation:educator

Margaret Frances Hobbs (née Jackson; March 15, 1909[1]  - August 14, 1997) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. She represented Revelstoke in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1962 to 1963 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

She was born in Berwick, Ontario and was educated in Manitoba. She married George Hobbs. She was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1962 by-election held following the death of her husband. She was defeated when she ran for reelection in 1963. Originally a resident of Revelstoke, Hobbs later moved to Victoria and died there in 1997.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/f4ba7c77-05c1-4002-98aa-03ca61a6b43d BC Death Registration 1997-09-016676
  2. Book: Webster, Daisy . Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies . 1970.
  3. News: Classified. D1. Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. August 18, 1997. February 28, 2020.