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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] |
The Right Honourable
''The Right Honourable'' (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific Style (form of address), style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations. The term is predominantly used today as a style associated with the holding of certain senior public offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and, to a lesser extent, Australia. ''Right'' in this context is an adverb meaning 'very' or 'fully'. Grammatically, ''The Right Honourable'' is an adjectival phrase which gives information about a person. As such, it is not considered correct to apply it in direct address, nor to use it on its own as a title in place of a name; but rather it is used in the Grammatical person, third person along with a name or noun to be modified. ''Right'' may be abbreviated to ''Rt'', and ''Honourable'' to ''Hon.'', or both. ''The'' is sometimes dropped in written abbreviated form, but is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Peninsular Malaysia shares land and maritime Malaysia–Thailand border, borders with Thailand, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia; East Malaysia shares land borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the country's national capital, List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population, largest city, and the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, legislative branch of the Government of Malaysia, federal government, while Putrajaya is the federal administrative capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence John Cadbury
Laurence is in modern use as an English masculine and a French feminine given name. The modern English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from Laurentum". The French feminine name Laurence is derived from the same source and is used in French-speaking countries as a form of the masculine ''Laurent''. The name was used in the Middle Ages for both males and females in honor of Saint Laurence, one of the seven deacons of Rome. In England, it was also given in reference to Saint Laurence of Canterbury. In other languages: Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish), Lorenz (German). In Ireland, Laurence has traditionally been used as an Anglicization of the Irish masculine name Lorcan or Lorcán. Usage Laurence, used as a spelling variant of the more popular Lawrence, was in regular use for boys in the Anglosphere since the medieval era. It was most popular for boys in English-speaking countries during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of The County Of London
Below is a list of sheriffs of the County of London, from the creation of the county in 1889 to its abolition in 1965: *1889–1890: Alfred de Rothschild, of Senmore Place *1890–1891: Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet, of Highlield House, Catford Bridge *1891–1892: Martin Ridley Smith, of 13 Upper Belgrave Street *1892–1893: Bertram Wodehouse Currie, of 1 Richmond Terrace, Whitehall *1893–1894: Samuel Hope Morley, of 43 Upper Grosvenor Street *1894–1895: Ferdinand Huth, of 44 Upper Grosvenor Street *1895–1896: George Faudel-Phillips, of 36 Newgate Street *1896–1897: Henry Parkman Sturgis, of 4 Great Cumberland Place *1897–1898: Henry James Lubbock, of 15 Lombard Street *1898–1899: Samuel Henry Faudel-Phillips, of 17 Grosvenor Street *1899–1900: Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, of 3 Whitehall Court, SW *1900–1901: John Verity, of 18 Cadogan Place *1901–1902: Arthur Hill, of 22 Upper Grosvenor Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Niemeyer
Sir Otto Ernst Niemeyer (23 November 1883 – 6 February 1971) was a British banker and civil servant. He served as a director of the Bank of England from 1938 to 1952 and a director of the Bank for International Settlements from 1931 to 1965. An Oxford graduate, Niemeyer began working for HM Treasury in 1906 and rose rapidly through the ranks, finishing his time there as controller of finance (1922–1927). He was recruited to the Bank of England by Montagu Norman, and represented the bank at the League of Nations and on a number of missions overseas. His visit to Australia in 1930 contributed to a political crisis that resulted in the Australian Labor Party split of 1931 and the collapse of James Scullin's government. Personal life Niemeyer was born in Streatham, London, the eldest of three children born to Ethel (née Rayner) and Ernst August Wilhelm Niemeyer. His mother was English. His father, originally from Hanover, Germany, arrived in Britain in 1870 and became a natu ... [...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] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (Commonwealth English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners only. Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knebworth House
Knebworth House is an English country house in the parish of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is a Listed building#Categories of listed building, Grade II* listed building. Its gardens are also listed Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England#Eligibility, Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In its surrounding park are the medieval Church of St Mary and St Thomas, Knebworth, St. Mary's Church and the Lytton Mausoleum, Lytton family mausoleum. It was the seat of the Earl of Lytton (also Viscount Knebworth), and now the house of the family of the Baron Cobbold of Knebworth. The grounds are home to the Knebworth Festival, a recurring open-air rock and pop concert held since 1974. History The home of the Earl of Lytton, Lytton family since 1490, when Thomas Bourchier sold the Reversion (law), reversion of the manor to Sir Robert Lytton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl Of Lytton
Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton (9 August 1876 – 25 October 1947), styled Viscount Knebworth from 1880 to 1891, was a British politician and colonial administrator. He served as List of governors of Bengal Presidency#List of governors of Bengal Presidency, Governor of Bengal between 1922 and 1927 and was briefly Governor-General of India, Acting Viceroy of India in 1926. He headed the Lytton Commission for the League of Nations in 1931–1932, producing the Lytton Report which condemned the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and denounced Manchukuo as a Japanese puppet state. Early life He was born in Shimla, Simla in British India on 9 August 1876, during the time when his father was Viceroy of India. Lytton was the fourth, but eldest surviving, son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, the 2nd Baron Lytton (later created, in 1880, the 1st Earl of Lytton) and Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton, Edith Villiers, daughter of Edward Ernest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold
Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold (born Margaret Hermione Millicent Bulwer-Lytton; 31 August 1905 – 27 October 2004), known as Lady Hermione Bulwer-Lytton until 1930, was the British matriarch of Knebworth House and wife of the 1st Baron Cobbold. She was born in 1905 to the 2nd Earl of Lytton and Pamela Frances Audrey Chichele-Plowden; during her father's tenure as acting Viceroy of India in 1926 she became acting Vicereine as her mother, who would have held that role, was in England. It was while she was in India that she met and married (in 1930) Cameron Cobbold, the future Baron Cobbold. She inherited Knebworth House following the death of her father in 1947; both her brothers predeceased their father. Hermione Cobbold was an energetic supporter of many charities and local organizations such as the YMCA. She died in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decoration For Services To The Republic Of Austria
The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the Austrian national honours system. History The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was first established by federal law on 4 November 1922. It initially had ten grades; later, it was expanded to sixteen grades. It was replaced in 1934 by the Austrian Order of Merit (''Österreichischer Verdienstorden''). The modern iteration of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was established by the National Council in 1952. It is conferred by the Republic of Austria to honour people (from Austria and abroad) who have rendered meritorious services to the country. Recipients are selected by the government. The awards are made by the President in accordance with the respective laws. The State President of Austria automatically receives the "Grand Star of the Decor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
