He was called to the bar of Gray's Inn in 1950 and practiced on the Northern Circuit until 1953.
Career in Hong Kong and Bermudaedit
Hobley moved to Hong Kong in 1953 and was appointed a Crown Counsel. In 1962 he was promoted to Senior Crown Counsel and in 1965 to Principal Crown Counsel.
john, william, dixon, hobley, june, 1929, march, 1993, attorney, general, bermuda, 1972, attorney, general, hong, kong, from, 1973, 1979, john, hobleyattorney, general, hong, kongin, office, 1973, 1979preceded, bysir, denys, tudor, emil, robertssucceeded, byjo. John William Dixon Hobley CMG QC 11 June 1929 4 March 1993 was Attorney General of Bermuda in 1972 and Attorney General of Hong Kong from 1973 to 1979 John HobleyAttorney General of Hong KongIn office 1973 1979Preceded bySir Denys Tudor Emil RobertsSucceeded byJohn Calvert GriffithsPersonal detailsBorn 1929 06 11 11 June 1929Southport LancashireDied4 March 1993 1993 03 04 aged 63 EnglandAlma materUniversity of Liverpool Contents 1 Early life 2 Career in Hong Kong and Bermuda 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 ReferencesEarly life editHobley was born in Southport Lancashire England in 1929 He was the son of John Wilson Hobley and Ethel Anne Hobley 1 He was educated at the University School Southport Merseyside and the University of Liverpool where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws with Honours He was called to the bar of Gray s Inn in 1950 and practiced on the Northern Circuit until 1953 Career in Hong Kong and Bermuda editHobley moved to Hong Kong in 1953 and was appointed a Crown Counsel In 1962 he was promoted to Senior Crown Counsel and in 1965 to Principal Crown Counsel In 1972 he was appointed Attorney General of Bermuda He returned to Hong Kong one year later to take up the position of Solicitor General He was almost immediately promoted to Attorney General in the same year when Denys Roberts was promoted to Colonial Secretary He served as Attorney General until 1979 when he retired He was succeeded by John Griffiths QC Hobley was awarded a CMG in 1976 2 From 1985 to 1991 he served as the Principal Legal Adviser to the Wigan Borough Council Personal life editHobley married Dorothy Cockhill on 17 October 1953 They had a son Jonathan and a daughter Margaret His interests were music and bridge Death editHobley died on 4 March 1993 3 References edit Biographical Information is from Hobley s Who s Who 1994 Entry and Personalities Caribbean Vol 5 unless otherwise noted Supplement to London Gazette 12 June 1976 p8018 Who s Who 1995 Obituary Legal offices Preceded byDenys Roberts Attorney General of Hong Kong1973 1979 Succeeded byJohn Calvert Griffiths Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John William Dixon Hobley amp oldid 1179633207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
