Baron Hobson of Brent | |
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Member of Parliament for Keighley | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 8 October 1959 |
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Preceded by | Ivor Thomas |
Succeeded by | Marcus Worsley |
Member of Parliament for Wembley North | |
In office 5 July 1945 – 23 February 1950 |
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Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Eric Edward Bullus |
Personal details | |
Born |
Charles Rider Hobson 18 February 1904 |
Died | 17 February 1966 | (aged 61)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
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.