Baron Cobbold, of

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in the County of Hertford, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1960 for the banker

Cameron Cobbold Cameron Fromanteel "Kim" 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 Lond ...

. He was

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from 1949 to 1961. The 2nd Baron succeeded in 1987. In 1961, he assumed by

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the additional surname of Lytton, which was the maiden name of his mother Lady Hermione Lytton, through whom the family inherited

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. From 2000 he was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers who remained in the

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after the passing of the

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, and sat as a cross-bencher until his retirement in 2014. The 2nd Baron died in May 2022 and was succeeded by his eldest son, the 3rd Baron. Several other members of the Cobbold family have also gained distinction. The first Baron was the grandson of Nathaniel Fromanteel Cobbold, who was the son of John Cobbold,

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for

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, and brother of John Cobbold, Thomas Cobbold and

Felix Cobbold Felix Thornley Cobbold (8 September 1841 Ipswich – 6 December 1909) was a British banker, barrister and Liberal Party politician. He was a member of the Ipswich Cobbold brewing family but not a brewer himself. Life Felix was born in Holywel ...

, who also sat as Members of Parliament.

Barons Cobbold (1960)

* Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (1904–1987) * David Antony Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (1937–2022) *

Henry Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 3rd Baron Cobbold Henry Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 3rd Baron Cobbold (born 12 May 1962), is a British screenwriter. He is the current occupant of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, England. He is the son of David Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold, and succeeded ...

(b. 1962) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Edward Lytton-Cobbold (b. 1992)

Line of succession

'' Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (1904–1987)'' ** Coronet of a British Baron

'' David Antony Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (1937–2022)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

(born 1962) **** (1) ''Hon.'' Edward Stucley Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1992) *** (2) ''Hon.'' Peter Guy Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1964) **** (3) Frederick Alexander Lytton Cobbold (born 1992) *** (4) ''Hon.'' Richard Stucley Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1968) **** (5) Sam Arthur Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1997) ** (6) ''Hon.'' Rowland John Fromanteel Cobbold (born 1944) *** (7) Patrick Alexander Fromanteel Cobbold (born 1974)

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Knebworth House
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