Ulysses Hobbs
Ulysses Hobbs | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Frederick County district | |
| In office 1858–1860 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence J. Brengle, James S. Carper, James L. Davis, Daniel Grove, Peter Hauver, William N. Wolfe |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Claggett, John A. Johnson, Andrew Kessler, Daniel W. Naill, Jonathan Routzahn, William E. Salmon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 29, 1832 |
| Died | August 14, 1911 (aged 79) Sabillasville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
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Ulysses Hobbs (April 29, 1832 – August 14, 1911) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1858 to 1860.
Early life[edit]
Ulysses Hobbs was born on April 29, 1832, to William Hobbs.[1]
Career[edit]
Prior to the Civil War, Hobbs served as a lieutenant colonel in the Maryland militia. He was a captain of the Independent Riflemen. He was present at John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.[1][2]
Hobbs worked as a lawyer in Howard and Frederick counties.[1] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1858 to 1860.[1][3] In 1890, he returned to Frederick to practice law.[4] On August 1, 1893, he was appointed to the board of pension appeals.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Hobbs did not marry. Later in life, he lived with his brother-in-law Ignatius Dorsey in New Market.[1]
Hobbs died on August 14, 1911, at the state sanatorium in Sabillasville. He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Col. Hobbs is Dead". The Daily News. August 15, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Williams, T. J. C. Williams; McKinsey, Folger (2003). History of Frederick County, Maryland. Vol. 1. L. R. Titsworth & Co. p. 346. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Professional". Catoctin Clarion. May 15, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "General Matters". Gettysburg Compiler. July 18, 1893. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Archive.org.
