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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Jockey Harry Cobden labelled Kitzbuhel a "phenomenal little horse".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Reigning champion Harry Cobden is full of admiration for Sean after he rode a 1,000th winner.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

Richard Cobden is an obscure figure to most Americans, but students of 19th-century British history will recognize him as the leading political figure advocating low tariff.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 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

He entered Parliament in 1843, and, like Cobden, was from the manufacturing class.

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

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