Hobson
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Hobson may refer to:

People with the surname Hobson:
  • Hobson (surname)
    Hobson (surname)
    -Academics:* Annie Leigh Hobson Broughton, American academic administrator* E. W. Hobson, English mathematician* James Allan Hobson , American psychologist, professor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School...



In places:
  • Hobson, County Durham
    Hobson, County Durham
    Hobson is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Burnopfield, north of Stanley and Annfield Plain.Hobson was a pit village, the colliery was named Burnopfield Colliery and was sunk in 1742 and closed in 1968....

    , a village in England
  • Hobson, Montana
    Hobson, Montana
    Hobson is a city in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hobson is located at ....

    , United States
  • Hobson, Texas
    Hobson, Texas
    Hobson is an unincorporated community in Karnes County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 135 in 2000.- External links :...

    , United States
  • Hobson County, New Zealand, a former local authority in New Zealand.


In politics:
  • Hobson (New Zealand electorate)
    Hobson (New Zealand electorate)
    -Population Centres:The electorate is in the Northland Region, and includes the following population centres:-History:The Hobson electorate existed from 1946 , to 1978 when the name reverted back to Bay of Islands...


See also

  • Hobson-Jobson
    Hobson-Jobson
    Hobson-Jobson is the short title of Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive, a historical dictionary of Anglo-Indian words and terms from Indian languages which came into use during the...

    , alternative title of a book and a phrase in English
  • Hobson's choice
    Hobson's choice
    A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered. As a person may refuse to take that option, the choice is therefore between taking the option or not; "take it or leave it". The phrase is said to originate with Thomas Hobson , a livery stable owner in Cambridge, England...

    , a free choice in which only one option is offered.
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