HOBSON, RICHMOND PEARSON, JR., 1907-1966
Biography:
Realtor, cattleman, author. Born– November 27, 1907, Washington, D.C. Parents– Richmond Pearson and Grizelda Houston (Hull) Hobson. Married– Gloria McIntosh of Vancouver, British Columbia. Children– One. Attended Stanford University. Employed as a realtor in New York; ranch hand in Wyoming; owner with partner Pan Phillips of Frontier Cattle Company, 1936. Settled in the Vanderhoof, British Columbia, area and operated a ranch there. His books were the basis of a popular series on Canadian public television. Died August 8, 1966.
Source:
New York Times, August 10, 1966.
Publication(s):
Grass Beyond the Mountains; …. Philadelphia; Lippincott, 1951.
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. Philadelphia; Lippincott, 1961.
The Rancher Takes a Wife. Philadelphia; Lippincott, 1961.