Name David 2nd Role Hereditary peer | Education Eton College | |
Parents Hermione Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold Grandparents Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton Great-grandparents Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton People also search for Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold | ||
David Antony Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold, DL (born 14 July 1937) is a British hereditary peer and former member of the House of Lords.
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Early life
He was born David Antony Fromanteel Cobbold, but changed his name by deed poll to have the surname 'Lytton-Cobbold' on 10 January 1961. He is a member of the Lytton family (Earls of Lytton) through his mother. In keeping with family tradition, Cobbold was educated at Eton College and Cambridge University (Trinity College).
Banking career
David 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, so he left banking and dedicated himself to the house and estate.
House of Lords
Lytton-Cobbold inherited the title Baron Cobbold on 1 November 1987 and was appointed to be a Deputy Lieutenant by the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire on 8 June 1993. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. A runner-up in the initial election that year, he replaced Myrtle Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton following her death on 15 October 2000.
On 13 October 2014, he became only 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.
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Personal life
He married Christine Elizabeth Stucley, on 7 January 1961; they had four children. His heir, and current occupier of the family seat Knebworth House, is Henry Lytton-Cobbold.