Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold
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Governor of the Bank of England | |
In office 1 March 1949 – 30 June 1961 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Catto |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Cromer |
Personal details | |
Born | Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold 14 September 1904 London, England |
Died | 1 November 1987 Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 83)
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Profession | Banker |
Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold
Early life
Born in London in 1904 to 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
Cobbold Commission
He subsequently led the
In 1966, he received the
Marriage and children
On 3 April 1930, Cobbold married Lady Hermione Millicent Bulwer-Lytton, daughter and heir of Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton. Their seat was at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire. They had two daughters and two sons:[7]
- Jane Cobbold (10 May 1931 – 16 February 1937)
- Hon. Susan Victoria Cobbold (born 24 May 1933)
- David Antony Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (14 July 1937 – 9 May 2022)
- Hon. Rowland John Fromanteel Cobbold (born 20 June 1944)
Lord Cobbold died at Knebworth in November 1987, aged 83. He was succeeded in the barony by his elder son, David.
Arms
References
- ^ "No. 41589". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1958. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 42202". The London Gazette. 25 November 1960. p. 8045.
- ^ "No. 42909". The London Gazette. 1 February 1963. p. 979.
- ^ "No. 45087". The London Gazette. 24 April 1970. p. 4655.
- ^ "No. 45716". The London Gazette. 30 June 1972. p. 7869.
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 214. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
Further reading
Clive Hodges: Cobbold & Kin: Life Stories from an East Anglian Family (Woodbridge, Boydell Press, 2014)
References
- Taylor, Peter (May 2005). "Cobbold, Cameron Fromanteel, first Baron Cobbold (1904–1987)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40108. Retrieved 7 November 2009. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)