Charles Hobson, Baron Hobson
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Charles Rider Hobson, Baron Hobson (18 February 1904 – 17 February 1966) was a British
Labour
politician.
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
, and he served as a Whip in the House of Lords from 1964 to 1966.
United Kingdom
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Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
Hobson was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Wembley North
Wembley North (UK Parliament constituency)
Wembley North was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in North-West London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
from 1945 to 1950 and for Keighley
Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)
Keighley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
from 1950 to 1959. He was Assistant Postmaster-General
Assistant Postmaster-General
The Assistant Postmaster General is a defunct junior ministerial position in the United Kingdom Government.The title of Postmaster General was abolished under the Post Office Act 1969...
in 1947.
On 20 January 1964, he was created a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
as Baron Hobson, of Brent in the County of Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, and he served as a Whip in the House of Lords from 1964 to 1966.