John de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham (died 1355)

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, was an

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nobleman.Richardson, Douglas. ''Magna Carta Ancestry.'' Baltimore, MD: GPC, 2005. 902. He was the eldest son and heir of

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. In 1320 he became Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and constable of

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, succeeding his father in both positions. In 1334 he was appointed, along with his father, constable of

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. The following year he was made Admiral for the region west of the

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. After 1350, he served in

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for districts in

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. He died in 1355. He married Joan of Beauchamp, daughter of John Lord Beauchamp; after her death, he married one Agnes Stone of Dartford. He is said to have been buried at

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. There also is what may then be a cenotaph to him at St Mary Magdalene Church, Cobham.

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1355 deaths 14th-century English people 14th-century English Navy personnel English admirals Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports Year of birth unknown 2 {{England-baron-stub