Arthur John Lobb (1871-1928)

General merchant, grain and lumber dealer, MLA (1916-1920).

Born at Cornwall, England on 26 July 1871, son of John and Elizabeth Lobb, he was educated at English public schools and came to Manitoba in 1894. He worked as a farm hand for three years then farmed on his own account. He later became a general merchant and grain dealer. He operated a 4,000-acre farm at Gross Isle, Manitoba. He also acquired three general stores, three lumber yards, and two grain elevators. He moved with his family to Winnipeg in 1910.

On 27 January 1907, he married Elizabeth Geddes, daughter of Edward Geddes, of Wick, Scotland. They had four children. He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature at the 1915 general election, serving one term. He ran unsuccessfully in the 1927 general election. Liberal. Methodist.

He died at his Winnipeg residence, 191 Ethelbert Street, on 4 July 1928 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

Sources:

The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1917.

Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

“Arthur Lobb, former legislator, is dead”, Winnipeg Free Press, 6 July 1928. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B8]

Profile revised: 31 January 2010

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