David Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold

David Antony Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold,[1] DL (14 July 1937 – 9 May 2022[2]), was a British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords.

The Lord Cobbold
Cobbold in 2014
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
1 November 1987 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 1st Baron Cobbold
Succeeded bySeat abolished[a]
as an elected hereditary peer
15 October 2000 – 13 October 2014[b]
Preceded byThe 11th Baroness Wharton
Succeeded byThe 19th Duke of Somerset
Personal details
Born
David Antony Fromanteel Cobbold

14 July 1937
Died9 May 2022(2022-05-09) (aged 84)
Political partyCrossbencher

Early life edit

He was born David Antony Fromanteel Cobbold, the elder son of Cameron "Kim" Cobbold (who would be created Baron Cobbold in 1960) and Lady Hermione Bulwer-Lytton. He changed his surname to "Lytton-Cobbold" by deed poll on 10 January 1961.[3] He was a member of the Lytton family (the Earls of Lytton) through his mother. In keeping with family tradition, Cobbold was educated at Eton and studied Moral Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge.[4]

Banking career edit

Lytton-Cobbold was an executive in the International Banking Department of Bank of London and South America (BOLSA) in the late 1960s, under Edward Clifton-Brown. BOLSA was one of the first banks in the Eurodollar market, developed by Sir George Bolton, Chairman of BOLSA. He was increasingly drawn into the management of Knebworth House, for public events,[5] so he left banking and dedicated himself to the house and estate.

House of Lords edit

Lytton-Cobbold inherited the Cobbold barony upon the death of his father on 1 November 1987. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) by the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire on 8 June 1993.[6] He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords[7] after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. A runner-up in the initial election that year, he replaced Ziki Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton, following her death on 15 October 2000.

On 13 October 2014, he became the second person to resign his membership of the House under the House of Lords Reform Act 2014, and the first elected hereditary peer to do so.[8]

Marriage and children edit

On 7 January 1961, he married Christine Elizabeth Stucley, one of the last generation of debutantes to be presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1958.[9] They had four children:[10]

Lord Cobbold died on 9 May 2022, aged 84, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, Henry.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Under the House of Lords Act 1999.
  2. ^ Retired under Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.

References edit

  1. ^ Kidd, Charles; Shaw, Christine (25 July 2008). Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2008. Debrett's Limited. p. 299. ISBN 978-1-870520-80-5. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. ^ Lord Cobbold, popular and energetic landowner and banker who secured the future of Knebworth House – obituary (subscription required)
  3. ^ "No. 42249". The London Gazette. 13 January 1961. p. 303.
  4. ^ Dora Davies-Evitt, obituary, published in Tatler, 11 May 2022.
  5. ^ Lewis, Dave (2004). Led Zeppelin: The 'Tight But Loose' Files; Celebration 2. Omnibus Press. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-1-84449-056-1. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  6. ^ "No. 53328". The London Gazette. 8 June 1993. p. 9835.
  7. ^ Schaefer, Sarah (30 March 1999). "Parliament: House Of Lords: Peers begin two-day debate on 'radical, historic' reform". The Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Retired members of the House of Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  9. ^ "High Society: Whatever happened to the last of the debs?". Independent. 23 September 2006.
  10. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Cobbold
1987–2022
Member of the House of Lords
(1987–1999)
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2000–2014
Succeeded by