Donald Claude Dobbins (March 20, 1878 – February 14, 1943) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1933 to 1937.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Adkins |
| Succeeded by | Hugh M. Rigney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Claude Dobbins March 20, 1878 Dewey, Illinois |
| Died | February 14, 1943 (aged 64) Champaign, Illinois |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign George Washington University School of Law |
Early life and education edit
Born on a farm near Dewey, Illinois, Dobbins attended public school, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dixon Business College, and George Washington University. He then worked as a stenographer from 1900–1906, later working as a post office inspector from 1906–1909. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1909, commencing practice in Champaign, Illinois.
Political career edit
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Philadelphia in 1936.
Congress edit
Dobbins was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936.
Later career and death edit
After leaving Congress, he resumed his practice of law.
He died in Champaign, Illinois, February 14, 1943 and was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.
References edit
- United States Congress. "Donald C. Dobbins (id: D000382)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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