George Hobbs

George "Tiny" Hobbs was an Irish-born railway engineer and political figure in British Columbia. After being defeated in the 1956 provincial election, he represented Revelstoke in the Legislative [Assembly of British Columbia] from 1960 to 1962 as a British [Columbia New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation] member.
He was born in County Waterford and was educated there. After coming to Canada, Hobbs married Margaret Jackson, a school teacher. He worked from the Canadian [Pacific Railway] at Revelstoke. Hobbs served as a school trustee for Revelstoke from 1948 to 1960. He died suddenly in office in 1962 and his wife was elected to represent Revelstoke in the by-election that followed.