COATS, Thomas (4 son of James Coats of Paisley, thread manufacturer). b. Paisley 18 Oct. 1809; thread manufacturer with his brother Peter, at the Ferguslie thread works, Paisley, one of the largest in the world; pres. of Paisley Philosophical Institution 1862–4, to which he gave an observatory on Oakshaw hill 1882; presented to town of Paisley a public park called the Fountain’s Gardens 1868; chairman of Paisley school board 1873 to death; made valuable collection of Scottish coins. d. 15 Oct. 1883, statue of him erected at Paisley.
COBBE, George (2 son of Charles Cobbe of Newbridge house, co. Dublin 1756–98). b. 1782; second lieut. R.A. 9 Oct. 1799, col. commandant 29 Aug. 1857 to death; general 15 Dec. 1864. d. 9 Sydney place, Onslow sq. Brompton London 8 Feb. 1865.
COBBE, Henry Clermont (eld. son of Thomas Alexander Cobbe 1788–1836, col. H.E.I.C.S.) Ensign 86 foot 15 Feb. 1831; lieut.-col. 2 West India regiment 26 May 1844 to 14 April 1854; lieut.-col. 4 foot 14 April 1854 to death; C.B. 5 July 1855. d. in the camp before Sebastopol 6 Aug. 1855.
COBBETT, John Morgan (2 son of Wm. Cobbett, political writer 1762–1835). b. 1800; barrister L.I. 26 Nov. 1830; M.P. for Oldham 9 July 1852 to 6 July 1865 and 5 June 1872 to death; author of Letters from France, containing observations on that country during a journey from Calais to the South as far as Limoges 1825. d. 20 Brompton crescent, South Kensington, London 13 Feb. 1877.
COBBETT, Richard Baverstock Brown (brother of the preceding). b. 1804; attorney at Manchester 1838 to death; defended some of the Chartists; sec. to the council of Manchester Political Union which got up the great demonstration on Kersal Moor to demand the six points of the Charter 24 Sep. 1838; author of some legal pamphlets. d. Wilmslow, Manchester 3 June 1875.
COBBETT, William (brother of the preceding). Brought actions against several of the judges in connection with an attempt on his part to obtain release of the Tichborne claimant by means of a writ of habeas corpus. d. the watchman’s room, central hall of Houses of Parliament, Westminster 12 Jany. 1878.
COBBIN, Rev. Ingram. b. London, Dec. 1777; ed. at Hoxton academy 1798–1802; Independent minister at South Molton 1802; assist. sec. to British and Foreign school society; first sec. of Home Missionary society 1819; Owing to weak health he did not hold any pastorate for more than a short period; author of Elements of English grammar 1828, thirty three editions; Elements of Arithmetic for children 1828, fifteen editions; Evangelical Synopsis 1833; The Condensed Commentary 1837; The Portable Commentary 1843; Domestic Bible 1844; Bible Remembrancer 1848; Scripture light on Popish Darkness 1851; and about 30 other works. d. of phthisis at Denmark cottage, Cold Arbour lane, Kennington, London 10 March 1851. Congregational year book 1851 p. 212.
COBBOLD, John Chevalier (eld. child of John Cobbold of Ipswich, brewer 1774–1860). b. Ipswich 24 Aug. 1797; banker and merchant at Ipswich and Harwich; chairman of Eastern union railway co. and of Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds railway co.; M.P. for Ipswich 30 July 1847 to 11 Nov. 1868. d. Holywells, Ipswich 6 Oct. 1882. Public men of Ipswich (1875) 57–63; Graphic xxvi, 412 (1882), portrait.
COBBOLD, John Patteson (eld. son of the preceding). b. Ipswich 12 July 1831; a banker and brewer at Ipswich; M.P. for Ipswich 6 Feb. 1874 to death. d. the Cliff, Ipswich 10 Dec. 1875. Licensed victualler’s year book (1876), portrait; I.L.N. lxvii, 614, 629 (1875), portrait; Public men of Ipswich (1875) 274.
COBBOLD, Rev. Richard (20 child of John Cobbold of Ipswich, brewer). b. Ipswich 1797; ed. at Bury St. Edmunds and Caius coll. Cam., scholar, B.A. 1820, M.A. 1823; R. of Wortham, Suffolk 1826 to death; rural dean of Hartismere, Suffolk 1844–69; author of History of Margaret Catchpole 2 vols. 1845 of which 100,000 copies were sold; Mary Ann Wellington 3 vols. 1846; The young man’s home 1848 and other books. d. Wortham rectory 5 Jany. 1877. Public men of Ipswich (1875) 170.