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♂ George (Tiny) Hobbs
aliasGeorge (Tiny) Hobbs
Record
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Irish-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth 23 March 1907 → 117 years + 1 month ago
Lived 54 years + 10 months
First mandate 12 September 1960 → 63 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 5 months
Death 30 January 1962 → 62 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

George (Tiny) Hobbs (1907–1962)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Margaret F. Hobbs (1909–1997) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 1 4 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Arvid W. Lundell  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,965 Votes: 2,718 Participation: 68.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29856(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
49
CFF
 2/3 985 36.64% -354 Winner:
SC
 1,339 49.81% Arvid W. Lundell
Eligible: 4,108 Votes: 3,245 Participation: 78.99% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29903(F) — 4 Mar 2022 14:59 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
CFF
 1/4 1,417 44.12% +472 Loser:
SC
 945 29.42% Arvid W. Lundell
After his election:
30 Jan 1962 54
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 4 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,108 Votes: 2,691 Participation: 65.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
4 September 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29917(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
54		 Successor:
NDP
 1,127 42.12% Margaret F. Hobbs

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
George Hobbs		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Hobbs		 10 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Hobbs		 10 Feb 2024

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