Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold

Cameron Fromanteel "Kim" 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.

The Right Honourable The Lord Cobbold KG GCVO PC DL
Governor of the Bank of England
In office 1 March 1949 – 30 June 1961
Preceded by	The Lord Catto
Succeeded by	The Earl of Cromer
Personal details
Born	Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold (1904-09-14)14 September 1904 London, England
Died	1 November 1987(1987-11-01) (aged 83) Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge
Profession	Banker

Garter-encircled arms of Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold, KG, as displayed on his Order of the Garter stall plate in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle - viz. Sable a chevron or between two bezants in chief and a lion passant in base of the last, on a chief dancetty of the last two ducal coronets azure.

Early life

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

Career

Bank of England

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 sworn of the Privy Council (1959)[1] and was created Baron Cobbold, of Knebworth in the County of Hertford (1960).[2] He retired as governor in 1961.

Cobbold Commission

He subsequently led the Cobbold Commission in 1962 which studied the question of North Borneo and Sarawak's entry to formed 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 appointed to the Order of the Garter (1970).[4] Cobbold was appointed to be a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Hertford (1972).[5]

In 1966, he received the Grand Decoration in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria.[6]

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.

References

1. "No. 41589". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1958. p. 1.
2. "No. 42202". The London Gazette. 25 November 1960. p. 8045.
3. "No. 42909". The London Gazette. 1 February 1963. p. 979.
4. "No. 45087". The London Gazette. 24 April 1970. p. 4655.
5. "No. 45716". The London Gazette. 30 June 1972. p. 7869.
6. "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 214. Retrieved 18 October 2012.

Further reading

Clive Hodges: Cobbold & Kin: Life Stories from an East Anglian Family (Woodbridge, Boydell Press, 2014) ISBN 9781843839545

References

• Taylor, Peter (May 2005). "Cobbold, Cameron Fromanteel, first Baron Cobbold (1904–1987)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40108. Retrieved 7 November 2009. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

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
Court 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