Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold

The Right Honourable
The Lord Cobbold
KG, GCVO, PC, DL
Governor of the Bank of England
In office
1949–1961
Preceded by The Lord Catto
Succeeded by The Earl of Cromer
Personal details
Born Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold
14 September 1904(1904-09-14)
London, England
Died 1 November 1987(1987-11-01) (aged 83)
Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England
Nationality British
Profession Banker

Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold KG, GCVO, PC, DL (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.

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Early life and career

Born in London in 1904 to Clement John Fromanteel Cobbold and his wife Stella Willoughby Savile, Cobbold was educated at Eton College. He also spent one year at King's College, Cambridge.

Cobbold joined the Bank of England at the invitation of bank Governor Montagu Norman in 1933. He was appointed Deputy Governor in 1945 and became Governor in 1949. During his tenure he was made a Privy Councillor (1959)[1] and was created Baron Cobbold, of Knebworth in the County of Hertford (1960).[2] He retired as Governor in 1961.

He subsequently led the Cobbold Commission in 1962 which studied the question of North Borneo and Sarawak's entry into Malaysia. In 1963 he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II.[3] He served until 1971, and during his tenure the Lord Chamberlain's theatrical censorship role was abolished (1968) and he was created a Knight of the Garter (1970).[4]

Personal life

In April 1930, Cobbold married Hermione Millicent Bulwer-Lytton, daughter and heir to Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton. Their seat was at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire. They had two daughters and two sons.

He died in 1987 at Knebworth. His eldest son, David, succeeded to his barony.

Footnotes

  1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 41589. p. 1. 30 December 1958. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  2. ^ London Gazette: no. 42202. p. 8045. 25 November 1960. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 42909. p. 979. 1 February 1963. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 45087. p. 4655. 24 April 1970. Retrieved 2009-11-07.

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir Otto Niemeyer
High Sheriff of the County of London
1946–1947
Succeeded by
Laurence Cadbury
Government offices
Preceded by
The Lord Catto
Governor of the Bank of England
1949–1961
Succeeded by
The Earl of Cromer
Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Scarbrough
Lord Chamberlain
1963–1971
Succeeded by
The Lord Maclean
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Cobbold
1960–1987
Succeeded by
David Lytton-Cobbold