John H. Dobbs

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John Hull Dobbs Jr is an American businessman, who is the president and founder of Dobbs Equity Partners LLC of Memphis, Tennessee.[1]

Early life[]

He is the son of John Hull Dobbs Sr, and grandson of James K. Dobbs, who owned car dealerships, and restaurant and airline catering businesses.[2]

Dobbs graduated from the private Memphis University School in 1985.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University, and an MBA from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.[1][3]

Career[]

In 1998, the Dobbs Automotive Group was the third-largest car dealer in the US, when it sold its 22 dealerships to AutoNation for $200 million in stock.[4]

Personal life[]

Dobbs has always lived in Memphis, is married to Katherine Stobbs from Atlanta, and as of 2011 they had two children.[2] They have donated to the Hutchison School, and they have two daughters enrolled there.[5]

On on January 5, 2021, Dobbs flew some of his friends from Memphis to Washington DC on his eight-seat Bombardier Challenger 300 private jet, allegedly in connection with a Stop the Steal rally.[6][7] The passengers were Dobbs, George Zanone III, Carter Campbell Sr., Vince Smith and his wife, Kaki Valerius Smith, brothers Dan and Bob McEwan, and an unidentified man.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "John Hull Dobbs". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "John Hull Dobbs, Jr. 2011 King of Carnival" (PDF). carnivalmemphis.org. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ Mason, Jessica B. "Meet the Chairman's Circle: John Dobbs". memphischamber. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Our History". dobbsequity.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Hutchison's farm teaches girls more than farming". memphistransformed. No. October 10, 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b Abigail, Tracy (March 18, 2021). "A Private Jet of Rich Trumpers Wanted to "Stop the Steal"—But They Don't Want You to Read This". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. ^ Poe, Ryan. "Vanity Fair article linking Memphians to Capitol riot creates a stir". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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