Cobden

American

[kob-duhn] / ˈkɒb dən /

noun

Richard, 1804–65, English manufacturer, merchant, economist, and statesman.

Cobden British

/ ˈkɒbdən /

noun

Richard. 1804–65, British economist and statesman: with John Bright a leader of the successful campaign to abolish the Corn Laws (1846)

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"For such a young man it's a phenomenal achievement - his hard work and dedication is unbelievable. He'll have to have a party," Cobden tells BBC Sport Wales.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025

"We have steel that they need and they have steel that we need… we need each other," Catherine Cobden told CBC.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

But Cobden supported free trade as one plank of a larger liberal platform that included staunch opposition to imperialism.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

English radical Richard Cobden supported free trade as one plank of a larger liberal platform that included staunch opposition to imperialism.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

Mr. Cobden, from his eminent talents, his distinguished services, and his firm hold on the popular mind, may be regarded as the leader of the Peace movement in England.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.

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