Thomas Dobson (politician)

Thomas William Dobson JP (9 November 1853 – 13 May 1935)[1] was a coal merchant and Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) representing Plymouth from 1906 to 1910.

[4] He was Liberal candidate for the Plymouth division of Devon at the 1906 General Election.

He introduced and carried in Parliament, Willett's Daylight Saving Bill.

This was a Conservative seat, however he managed to reduce the Unionist majority at the by-election.

He then switched to contest Croydon South, his own local constituency, in 1922, not a promising seat and finished in third place.