Charles Hobson, Baron Hobson

For the trade unionist and Liberal-Labour politician, see Charles Hobson (trade unionist).

The Right Honourable The Lord Hobson
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Member of Parliament for Keighley
In office 23 February 1950 – 18 September 1959
Preceded by	Ivor Thomas
Succeeded by	Marcus Worsley
Member of Parliament for Wembley North
In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Eric Edward Bullus
Personal details
Born	Charles Rider Hobson (1904-02-18)18 February 1904
Died
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Doris (m. 1933)
Children	Marian Hobson

Charles Rider Hobson, Baron Hobson (18 February 1904 – 17 February 1966) was a British Labour politician and life peer.

Political career

Hobson was Member of Parliament for Wembley North from 1945 to 1950 and for Keighley from 1950 to 1959. He was Assistant Postmaster-General in 1947.

On 20 January 1964, he was created a life peer as Baron Hobson, of Brent in the County of Middlesex. He served as a Lord-in-waiting (whip) in the House of Lords from 1964 to his death.

Personal life

In 1933, Hobson married Doris Mary Spink, together they had one daughter, Marian Hobson. Marian would go on to be a scholar of French.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Hobson
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Wembley North 1945–1950	Succeeded by Eric Bullus
Preceded by Ivor Thomas	Member of Parliament for Keighley 1950–1959	Succeeded by Marcus Worsley
Political offices
Preceded by New government	Lord-in-waiting 1964–1966	Succeeded by The Lord Hilton of Upton