Margaret Hobbs

Margaret Frances Hobbs (1909[1] – ca 1998[2]) 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 Margaret Frances Jackson in 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies. 
  2. ^ "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. March 26, 1998. http://archives.leg.bc.ca/EPLibraries/leg_arc/document/ID/LibraryTest/1140208376. Retrieved 2011-12-24.