Sir Cyril Stephen Cobb, KBE, MVO (1861 – 8 March 1938) was a British barrister and

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politician. Sir Cyril Cobb LCCN2014717290

He was the son of J F Cobb of

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. Following education at

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and at Merton College, Oxford, he studied law. He was called to the bar at the

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in 1887.''Obituary: Sir Cyril Cobb - Parliament and The L.C.C.'' The Times, 9 March 1938, p. 16 In 1905 a by-election was held for a vacant

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seat at Fulham. Cobb was the candidate of the Conservative-backed Moderate Party, and succeeded in taking the seat from the majority

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.''London County Council'', The Times, 30 October 1905, p. 9 In 1907 the Moderates, reorganised as the

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, gained control of the council. Cobb was to be a leading member of the authority for the next twenty-seven years, and was chairman in 1913 – 1914. He also served as chairman of the LCC's education committee. In 1934 the Labour Party gained control of the LCC, and Cobb lost his seat. In the meantime, he had been elected to the

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as Conservative

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(MP) for

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in 1918. He was briefly unseated at the 1929 general election, but regained the constituency at a by-election in the following year. He continued to represent Fulham West until his death. He was made a member of the

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in 1911 and a Knight of the Order of the British Empire in 1918. He also served as honorary secretary of St Saviour's Hospital, Regent's Park. He died at his London home in March 1938, aged 76.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobb, Cyril Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Royal Victorian Order Members of London County Council Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1861 births 1938 deaths Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Councillors in Greater London Members of the Middle Temple UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Municipal Reform Party politicians