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Cobbold Gorge
Cobbold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (1904–1987), Governor of the Bank of England * David Lytton Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (born 1937), British peer * Edgar Sterling Cobbold (1851–1936), British palaeontologist * Elizabeth Cobbold (1765–1824), British writer and poet * Lady Evelyn Cobbold (1867–1963), Scottish noblewoman and convert to Islam * Felix Cobbold (1841–1909), British barrister and politician * Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold (1905–2004), wife of Cameron * Humphrey Cobbold (born 1964), British businessman * John Cobbold (other), several people * Nevill Cobbold (1862–1922), footballer * Ralph Cobbold (1869–1965), British soldier and writer * Richard Cobbold (1797–1877), British writer * Thomas Cobbold (other), several people * William Cobbold (composer) (1560–1639), English composer See also * Cobbold family of which many of the above are members * Cobbold family tree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold
Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (14 September 1904 – 1 November 1987) was a British banker. He served as Governor of the Bank of England from 1949 to 1961 and as Lord Chamberlain from 1963 to 1971. Early life Born in London in 1904 to Lt.-Col. Clement John Fromanteel Cobbold and his wife Stella Willoughby Savile Cameron, Cobbold was educated at Eton College. He also spent one year at King's College, Cambridge. Career Bank of England Cobbold joined the Bank of England at the invitation of bank Governor Montagu Norman in 1933. He was appointed Deputy Governor in 1945 and became governor in 1949. During his tenure he was sworn of the Privy Council (1959) and was created Baron Cobbold, of Knebworth in the County of Hertford (1960). He retired as governor in 1961. Cobbold Commission He subsequently led the Cobbold Commission in 1962 which studied the question of North Borneo and Sarawak's merger with Malaya to form Malaysia. In 1963, he was appointed a Knight G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Cobbold
Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Patteson Cobbold, later Ralph Patteson Sawle, (10 February 1869 – 5 December 1965) was a British soldier and writer, who served in the 60th Rifles in India. Career Ralph Cobbold was born in Ipswich, the second son of the Ipswich MP John Patteson Cobbold.'Col Ralph Cobbold-Sawle', ''The Times'', 8 December 1965. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps on 17 October 1888, and promoted to lieutenant on 1 October 1890. He explored the Pamirs in 1897–1898. His report on Russian plans to occupy Chitral was an important episode in the Great Game between the Russian and British empires. In his 1900 book about his travels through the Pamirs, Cobbold wrote " “My original object in visiting the Pamir region of Central Asia was that of a sportsman, and I had no idea of either troubling myself with inquiries into the social and political conditions of the people", but in actuality Cobbold was an agent in the British government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Cobbold
Baron Cobbold, of Knebworth in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for the banker Cameron Cobbold. He was Governor of the Bank of England from 1949 to 1961. The 2nd Baron succeeded in 1987. In 1961, he assumed by deed poll the additional surname of Lytton, which was the maiden name of his mother Lady Hermione Lytton, through whom the family inherited Knebworth House. From 2000 he was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers who remained in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sat as a cross-bencher until his retirement in 2014. The 2nd Baron died in May 2022 and was succeeded by his eldest son, the 3rd Baron. Several other members of the Cobbold family have also gained distinction. The first Baron was the grandson of Nathaniel Fromanteel Cobbold, who was the son of John Cobbold, Member of Parliament for Ipswich, and brother of John Cobbold, Thomas Cobbold and Felix Cobbold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobbold Family Tree
Cobbold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (1904–1987), Governor of the Bank of England * David Lytton Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (born 1937), British peer * Edgar Sterling Cobbold (1851–1936), British palaeontologist * Elizabeth Cobbold (1765–1824), British writer and poet * Lady Evelyn Cobbold (1867–1963), Scottish noblewoman and convert to Islam * Felix Cobbold (1841–1909), British barrister and politician * Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold (1905–2004), wife of Cameron * Humphrey Cobbold (born 1964), British businessman * John Cobbold (other), several people * Nevill Cobbold (1862–1922), footballer * Ralph Cobbold (1869–1965), British soldier and writer * Richard Cobbold (1797–1877), British writer * Thomas Cobbold (other), several people * William Cobbold (composer) (1560–1639), English composer See also * Cobbold family of which many of the above are members * Cobbold family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobbold Family
The Cobbold family became influential in Ipswich and Suffolk in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The family is best known for brewing, moving its operations from Harwich to Ipswich in 1746, and as the driving force behind Ipswich Town Football Club, both as an amateur and professional team. During its Victorian era, Victorian heyday, the family also had interests in coal, shipping, the railways and banking. Beyond the family's commercial interests in Suffolk, Cobbolds and their kin found success and influence on a much wider stage in almost every sphere of human endeavour, including the arts, Science, the sciences, religion, sport, military service, and Public service, public and Politics, political service both at home and across the British Empire. 48 Cobbolds were killed across the two World war, World Wars. The Cobbold Family History Trust, a registered charity, holds and maintains a large archive of the family and its associated families. Its interactive family tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cobbold (composer)
William Cobbold (1560–1639) was an English composer. He was lay clerk and organist at the Chapel Royal. One of his most-well known works today is the consort song "New Fashions". Selected works *"For Death of Her" - an elegy composed upon the 1588 death of Mrs. Mary Gascoigne. *"New Fashions" - recorded by Theatre of Voices & Fretwork, Paul Hillier *"With wreaths of rose and laurel" - Cobbold's contribution to The Triumphs of Oriana collection of 25 madrigals from 23 different composers published in 1601 by Thomas Morley Thomas Morley (1557 – early October 1602) was an English composer, music theory, theorist, singer and organist of late Renaissance music. He was one of the foremost members of the English Madrigal School. Referring to the strong Italian inf .... *"Ye mortal wights" References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobbold, William 1560 births 1639 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cobbold (other) , showing the relationship between the above
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Thomas Cobbold may refer to: *Thomas Cobbold (1680–1752), brewer and founder of the Cobbold brewing business in Harwich *Thomas Cobbold (1708–1767), brewer and founder of the Cliff Brewery in 1746 * Thomas Cobbold (diplomat) (Thomas Clement Cobbold) (1833–1883), MP for Ipswich *Thomas Spencer Cobbold (1828–1886), English man of science See also * Cobbold family tree Cobbold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (1904–1987), Governor of the Bank of England * David Lytton Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (born 1937), British peer * Edgar Sterling Cobbold (1851� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cobbold
Richard Cobbold (1797 – 5 January 1877) was a British writer. Life Richard Cobbold was born in 1797 in the Suffolk town of Ipswich, to John Cobbold (1746–1835), John (1746–1835) and the poet and writer Elizabeth Cobbold, Elizabeth (née Knipe) Cobbold (1764–1824). The Cobbolds were a large and affluent family who made their money from the brewing industry. Educated at Caius College, Cambridge, Cobbold entered the church, starting at St Mary-le-Tower in Ipswich before moving to Wortham, Suffolk, Wortham in 1825 with his wife and three sons. He remained there until his death on 5 January 1877. Cobbold is best known as the author of the ''History of Margaret Catchpole'', a novel based on the romantic adventures of a woman living in the neighbourhood of Ipswich, in whom Cobbold's father had taken a kindly interest. For the copyright of this book he is said to have received £1,000. However Cobbold did not make much money by his other literary ventures, which were mostly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevill Cobbold
William Nevill Cobbold (4 February 1863 – 8 April 1922), familiarly known as Nevill or "Nuts" Cobbold, was one of the leading footballers of the Victorian era and on several occasions a member of the England national football team. As late as 1922, at the time of his death, he could be described as "the most famous association football forward of all time", and certainly – in the words of his '' Times'' obituary – "the most individually brilliant dribbler, the player who could most often put in those thrusts that no skill could parry". Early life and education Nevill was born in Long Melford, England, the son of a vicar, Edward Augustus Cobbold of the Cobbold family. "Nuts" was educated at Charterhouse School, one of the great nurseries of the association game, and Jesus College, Cambridge. As well as playing for the village team, he represented Cambridge University, Old Carthusians, and the Corinthians. While at university, Cobbold played in four consecutive varsity ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lytton Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold
David Antony Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (14 July 1937 – 9 May 2022), was a British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords. Early life He was born David Antony Fromanteel Cobbold, the elder son of Cameron "Kim" Cobbold (who would be created Baron Cobbold in 1960) and Lady Hermione Bulwer-Lytton. He changed his surname to "Lytton Cobbold" by deed poll on 10 January 1961. He was a member of the Lytton family (the Earls of Lytton) through his mother. In keeping with family tradition, Cobbold was educated at Eton and studied Moral Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. Banking career Lytton Cobbold was an executive in the International Banking Department of Bank of London and South America (BOLSA) in the late 1960s, under Edward Clifton-Brown. BOLSA was one of the first banks in the Eurodollar market, developed by Sir George Bolton, Chairman of BOLSA. He was increasingly drawn into the management of Knebworth House, for public events, so he left ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cobbold (other) , showing the relationship between the above
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John Cobbold may refer to: *John Cobbold (1746–1835), brewer, banker, merchant * John Cobbold (1774–1860), brewer, banker, merchant, son of the above * John Cobbold (1797–1882), brewer and MP for Ipswich, son of the above * John Cobbold (1831–1875), MP for Ipswich, son of the above * John Cobbold (businessman) (1927–1983), English businessman, chairman of Ipswich Town F.C., 1957–1976 See also * Cobbold family tree Cobbold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (1904–1987), Governor of the Bank of England * David Lytton Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (born 1937), British peer * Edgar Sterling Cobbold (1851� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Cobbold
Humphrey Michael Cobbold (born 13 November 1964) is the Chair of PureGym, a UK gym operator. He joined the business in 2015 when there were 84 gyms, which are now approximately 700 in number. Early life and education Cobbold was born on 13 November 1964 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was educated at Bromsgrove School, an independent boarding and day school in the Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, followed by the University of Cambridge and INSEAD, from which he obtained an MBA. Career Cobbold is the former chief executive officer of Wiggle Ltd - a UK-based online retailer of cycling and triathlon-related products. He is a former chairman of Fish4, a British recruitment website, as well as the Director of Strategic Development and executive committee member of Trinity Mirror. Before joining Fish4 and Trinity Mirror, he was a partner and the co-head of the UK media practice for the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Before he went into politics, Cobbold was taught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
