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Sir Joseph Dobbie (1862 – 18 May 1943) was a British Liberal Party politician.
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Background
He was a son of James Dobbie. He was educated at the Ayr Academy and Edinburgh University
Career
He was a Liberal in favour of social reform. He gained a parliamentary seat from the Unionists at the Ayr Burghs by-election of 1904;
He sat as Liberal MP for Ayr Burghs from 1904 to 1906, but lost the seat back to the Unionist at the January 1906 general election;
He was a Member of the Departmental Committee on Housing in 1908. He was Chairman of the Royal Scots Recruiting Committee from 1914 to 1916. He attempted a return to parliament after a 12-year break, without success, when he contested Edinburgh Central at the 1918 general election;
He did not stand for parliament again. Dobbie was knighted in the 1920 Birthday Honours for public and local services in Edinburgh. He was Head of Dalgleish, Dobbie & Co., SSC, Edinburgh. He was a Justice of the Peace in the City of Edinburgh. He was a Legal Member of the Edinburgh Military Tribunal. He was President of the Scottish Vernacular Association.