![]() Henry Dobson photograph neg.4060 National Library of Australia |
THE NATIONAL
LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA'S FEDERATION GATEWAY DOBSON, HENRY (1841-1918) Lawyer and politician, was born on
24 December 1841 in Hobart, Tasmania. After some time in a merchant's office he
commended legal training and was called to the Tasmanian Bar on 30 December
1864. Dobson was a passionate Federalist and was a member of the Federal Council of Australasia from 1893 and represented Tasmania at the 1897-98 convention. Elected to the Senate in 1901 he was temporary chairman of committees in 1904-08 and chairman in 1908-09. After his defeat in 1910 he retired from politics. |
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