Frederick H. Hobbs (January 6, 1934 – July 22, 2005) is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving as a Republican from 1967 to 1976.

Formative years Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania on January 6, 1934, Frederick Hobbs was a son of H. (Howard) Blake Hobbs (1911–1973)Hazleton Standard Speaker, May 11, 1973, Obituaries of Nescopeck and Marian Hause (1908–1984) of Pottsville. His father founded the Telephone Answering Service in Allentown in 1939, and was a high school teacher in Lehigh County.Hazleton Standard Speaker, May 11, 1973

Hobbs graduated from Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts, Amherst College and Georgetown University School of Law. He then also served in the United States Army.Pottsville PA Republican, July 25, 2005, Obituaries

Career and family Beginning in 1961, he maintained a law practice in Pottsville while serving as solicitor for the Schuylkill County Housing Authority, the Schuylkill County Commissioners and the Blythe Township Planning Commission, and also representing the State Workers' Insurance Fund.Pottsville PA Republican, July 25, 2005, Obituaries

Hobbs served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for ten years (1967–1976), where he was the Republican Minority Chairman of the committee on Business and Commerce and also served on the Judiciary, Law and Justice, Insurance and State Government and Finance committees.Pottsville PA Republican, July 25, 2005, Obituaries

In 1968, Hobbs married Pamela Watkins (born 1943) of Butler Township. Her father was G. Harold Watkins, who had been the Pennsylvania state senator for the same 29th District from 1941 to 1944.

Hobbs was a member of the Executive Committee of the Schuylkill County Republican Committee, and was also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.Pottsville PA Republican, July 25, 2005, Obituaries

In 1974, Hobbs took part in a mock trial of John Kehoe, an alleged Mollie Maguire ringleader. During the program, which was sponsored by the Schuylkill County Historical Society, Hobbs acted as the presiding judge; the original evidence was presented under modern day court rules. The mock trial jury found the defendant "Not Guilty" after deliberating thirty minutes.Ward, Leo L., and Major, Mark T., Images of Schuylkill County, Arcadia Publishers, Charleston (2008) pp. 69–70

In 1976, Hobbs lost his seat to Democratic candidate Joseph Gurzenda,Republican and Herald from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1976, p.1 becoming only the second Republican to lose this seat since 1900.

After his election defeat, he served on the board of directors of the Union Bank & Trust Co. and the Schuylkill County Drug & Alcohol Commission,Pottsville PA Republican, July 25, 2005, Obituaries as well as other community and fraternal groups. Although he was thought to be a future candidate for a judgeship,Republican and Herald from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1976, p.1 that never came to fruition.

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