William Lambert Dobson

William Lambert Dobson
Born(1833-04-24)24 April 1833
England
Died17 March 1898(1898-03-17) (aged 64)
Australia
Occupationspolitician and Chief Justice of Tasmania

Sir William Lambert Dobson KCMG FLS (24 April 1833 – 17 March 1898) was an English-born Australian politician, a Leader of the Opposition and Chief Justice of Tasmania (Australia).

Early life

Dobson was born at Carr Hill, Gateshead, Durham, England, the elder son of John Dobson, a solicitor at Gateshead, and his first wife Mary Ann, née Atkinson (1811–1837). William was full brother to Frank and half-brother to Alfred and Henry Dobson.

Brothers

One of Dobson's brothers Henry (1841 – 1918) was a premier of Tasmania. Another brother, Frank (1835–95) was a Solicitor-General of Victoria from 1881 to 1883, while a third brother, Alfred (1848–1908), was Attorney-General in the first Philip Fysh ministry from 1877 to 1878, leader of the opposition 1883 to 1884, and speaker of the house from July 1885 to 1887.

References

  1. 1 2 Mennell, Philip (1892). "Dobson, Hon. Sir William Lambert" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  2. 1 2 "Dobson, William Lambert". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Serle, Percival (1949). "Dobson, William Lambert". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Dollery, E. M. "Dobson, Sir William Lambert (1833 - 1898)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Barrow, Elizabeth. "Dobson, Frank Stanley (1835–1895)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 21 October 2012.