John Cobbe

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John George Cobbe (1860–1944) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, then the National Party. He was born in Ireland, and arrived in New Zealand in 1886.

He represented the Oroua electorate from 1928 to 1938, then the Manawatu electorate from 1938 to 1943, when he retired.

He was a Cabinet minister. He was Minister of Defence from 1929 to 1935 and Minister of Justice from 1930 to 1935 in the United Government.

[edit] Further reading

  • Carr, Clyde (1936), Politicalities, Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Magazines, pp. 59-61 
  • Gibson, Tracey A. (1936), The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand, Feilding, [N.Z.]: Fisher Printing 
  • Gibson, Tracey A. (1983), The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand, Christchurch, [N.Z.]: Capper 
  • This is a facsimile (i.e. reprint) edition of the original work noted above.
  • Gibson, Tracey A. (2006), The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand, Christchurch, [N.Z.]: Kiwi Publications, ISBN 1-869-64224-4 
  • The three editions of the above work are noted for the sake of completeness. Cobbe was the local MP for the area in 1936, and contributed a Foreword for the book.
  • Nelson, Olaf F. (1930), A candid communication: Hon. Mr. Cobbe’s speech on Samoa, Auckland, [N.Z.]: National Printing Co. 
  • This is a letter from the author to Cobbe, who was Minister of Justice at the time. It is reprinted from the New Zealand Samoa Guardian of 13 November, 1930 (n.p.).
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985), New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 (4th ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: Government Printer 
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