Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (14 September 1904 – 1 November 1987) was a British banker. He served as

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from 1949 to 1961 and as

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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

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. He also spent one year at

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Career

Bank of England

Cobbold joined the

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at the invitation of bank

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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

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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

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and

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's merger with Malaya to form

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. In 1963, he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the

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and

to Queen

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. He served until 1971, and during his tenure the Lord Chamberlain's theatrical censorship role was abolished (1968) and he was appointed to the

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(1970). Cobbold was appointed to be a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Hertford (1972). In 1966, he received the Grand Decoration in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria.

Marriage and children

On 3 April 1930, Cobbold married Lady Hermione Millicent Bulwer-Lytton, daughter and heir of

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. Their seat was at

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in Hertfordshire. They had two daughters and two sons:Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. * 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

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Early life

Career

Bank of England

Cobbold Commission

Marriage and children

Arms

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