John de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham (died 1355)
lord
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of the
Manor of Cobham, Kent, was an English nobleman.
[Richardson, Douglas. ''Magna Carta Ancestry''. Baltimore, MD: GPC, 2005. 902.]
He was the eldest son and heir of
Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham.
In 1320 he became
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and
constable of
Dover Castle, succeeding his father in both positions. In 1334 he was appointed, along with his father, constable of
Rochester Castle. The following year he was made
Admiral
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for the region west of the
Thames. After 1350, he served in
Parliament
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for districts in
Kent
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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
Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and
is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames Estuary, is Thurrock in ...
.
He is said to have been buried at
Greyfriars, London. There also is what may then be a cenotaph to him at St Mary Magdalene Church,
Cobham.
References
1355 deaths
14th-century English nobility
14th-century English Navy personnel
English admirals
Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports
Year of birth unknown
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