| Ulysses Hobbs | |
| State Delegate: | Maryland |
| Term Start: | 1858 |
| Term End: | 1860 |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1832 |
| Death Place: | Sabillasville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Mount Olivet Cemetery Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
Ulysses Hobbs (April 29, 1832 – August 14, 1911) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1858 to 1860.
Ulysses Hobbs was born on April 29, 1832, to William Hobbs.[1]
Prior to the Civil War, Hobbs served as a lieutenant colonel in the Maryland militia. He was a captain of the Independent Riflemen. He was present at John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.[1] [2]
Hobbs worked as a lawyer in Howard and Frederick counties.[1] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1858 to 1860.[1] [3] In 1890, he returned to Frederick to practice law.[4] On August 1, 1893, he was appointed to the board of pension appeals.[5]
Hobbs did not marry. Later in life, he lived with his brother-in-law Ignatius Dorsey in New Market.[1]
Hobbs died on August 14, 1911, at the state sanatorium in Sabillasville. He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.[1]