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People and fictional characters

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Hobson (surname) Hobson is an English surname, and may refer to: People A * Albert Hobson (1925–2017), English footballer * Alexis Hobson (1880–1960), American college football player * Alf Hobson (1913–2004), English footballer * Alice Mary Hobson (1860–1 ...
* Hobson R. Reynolds (1898–1991), African-American politician and judge


Places


New Zealand

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Hobson County, New Zealand Hobson County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the North Island, from 1876 until 1989. It came into existence in November 1876, when the provinces were abolished. The county seat was at Aratapu, on the western bank of the Wairoa River ...
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Mount Hobson (Auckland) Mount Hobson may refer to: * Mount Hobson (Auckland), a volcanic cone in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand * Mount Hobson (Great Barrier Island), the largest mountain on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand {{geodis ...
, a volcanic cone in the Auckland Volcanic Field * Mount Hobson (Great Barrier Island), the largest mountain on Great Barrier Island


United States

* Hobson, Jefferson County, Alabama * Hobson, Randolph County, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Hobson, Washington County, Alabama, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Hobson, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Hobson, Montana, a city * Hobson, Nevada, a ghost town * Hobson, Texas, an unincorporated community * Hobson, Virginia, a city


Elsewhere

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Hobson Lake Hobson Lake is the uppermost lake on the Clearwater River in east-central British Columbia, Canada. Hobson Lake is one of the six major lakes in Wells Gray Provincial Park.Neave, Roland (2023). ''Exploring Wells Gray Park'', 7th edition. Wells Gr ...
, British Columbia, Canada * Hobson, County Durham, a village in England


Other uses

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Hobson (New Zealand electorate) Hobson is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1946 to 1978 and then from 1987 to 1996, and was represented by five Members of Parliament, four of whom represented the National Party. It is notable for returning a memb ...
, a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate *
Hobson Street, Auckland Hobson Street is a major street in Auckland, New Zealand. It lies on the western side of Queen Street, Auckland, Queen Street. It is a commercial and high-rise residential street, and provides access to the Auckland Northern Motorway going sout ...
, New Zealand, a major street * , a destroyer which served in World War II


See also

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Hobson Block Hobson Block is a historic building in West Union, Iowa, United States. The brick and stone building was designed by local architect Edward Easton in the Late Victorian style to rebuild the town after its original wooden structures were destroyed ...
, a building in West Union, Iowa, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places * Hobson site, a Native American archaeological site in Ohio *
Hobson Plan The Hobson Plan was an organizational structure established by the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1948, following experimental organization in 1947. Known as the "Wing-Base Organization," it replaced the organization used by the United States A ...
, an organizational structure established by the United States Air Force in 1948 * '' Hobson v. Hansen'', an American federal court case * ''
Hobson-Jobson ''Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive'' is a historical dictionary of Anglo-Indian words and terms from Indian languages which came in ...
'', alternative title of a book and a phrase in English *
Hobson's choice A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one thing is actually offered. The term is often used to describe an illusion that choices are available. The best known example is "I'll give you a choice: Take it or leave it", wherein "leaving ...
, a free choice in which only one option is offered *
Hobson City, Alabama Hobson City is a town in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 759. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hobson City became Alabama's first self-governed all-black munici ...
, a town * Hobsonville, New Zealand and Oregon * Hopson (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo