John Richard Dobell (December 1931 – 22 May 2019) was a British Conservative Party politician and lawyer.
John Richard Dobell | |
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| Born | December 1931 Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Died | 22 May 2019 (aged 87) Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Sherborne School |
| Occupations |
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| Father | Edgar Stanbury Dobell |
Early life and education
editDobell was born in Plymouth, England, in December 1931 to Marjorie Joyce Sandover and Edgar Stanbury Dobell. He attended Sherborne School from 1945 to 1948.[1]
Career
editDobell was chairman of the Sutton Conservative Association, chief whip of the Conservatives on the Plymouth City Council,[2] and chairman of the Planning Committee of Plymouth City Council.[1] He was twice elected to the Plymouth City Council as a Conservative councillor representing the ward of Crownhill: in the elections of 1973 and 1976.[3][4] In 1977, he called for a special meeting of Executive Council to question Alan Clark about his attitudes to the National Front. Clark's personal feelings ("Gach!") were published in Alan Clark Diaries. Dobell was the first to interrupt Clark's 1982 speech in Crownhill – Clark's first speech through Central Office and first to be interrupted by his own supporters.[2]
Dobell was director of Midtarget Property Management Limited (a company founded in 1988) from before 14 May 1991 to 5 May 1993. He was then director of Joymalgh Limited (a company founded in 1977) from before 1 January 1993 to 29 May 2003.[5][6]
Death and funeral
editDobell died on 22 May 2019 in Plymouth, England. His funeral was announced in The Herald and held at St Andrew's Church, Plymouth on 17 June.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b THE SHERBORNE REGISTER Sixth Edition 1925 – 2000 (PDF). Shelleys. 2000. p. 122.
- ^ a b Clark, Alan (11 August 2011). Diaries. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781780221281 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Local Elections Handbook 1973". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Local Elections Handbook 1976". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Dobell, John Richard". Webb-site Who's Who. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "John Richard DOBELL". Gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Obituary Notice of John Richard Dobell". Plymouth Herald. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.