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<p> A great political economist and the [[Apostle]] of Free Trade, born near Midhurst, Sussex; became partner in a cotton-trading firm in Manchester; made a tour on the Continent and [[America]] in the interest of political economy; on the formation of the Corn-Law [[League]] in 1838, gave himself heart and soul to the abolition of the Corn Laws; became [[Member]] of [[Parliament]] for [[Stockport]] in 1841; on the conversion of Sir [[Robert]] Peel to Free-Trade principles saw these laws abolished in 1846; for his services in this cause he received the homage of his country as well as of Continental nations, but refused all civic honours, and finished his political career by negotiating a commercial treaty with [[France]] (1804-1865). </p> | Richard Cobden <ref name="term_70892" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A great political economist and the [[Apostle]] of Free Trade, born near Midhurst, Sussex; became partner in a cotton-trading firm in Manchester; made a tour on the Continent and [[America]] in the interest of political economy; on the formation of the Corn-Law [[League]] in 1838, gave himself heart and soul to the abolition of the [[Corn]] Laws; became [[Member]] of [[Parliament]] for [[Stockport]] in 1841; on the conversion of Sir [[Robert]] [[Peel]] to Free-Trade principles saw these laws abolished in 1846; for his services in this cause he received the homage of his country as well as of Continental nations, but refused all civic honours, and finished his political career by negotiating a commercial treaty with [[France]] (1804-1865). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_70892"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/cobden,+richard Richard Cobden from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_70892"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/cobden,+richard Richard Cobden from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:07, 15 October 2021
Richard Cobden [1]
A great political economist and the Apostle of Free Trade, born near Midhurst, Sussex; became partner in a cotton-trading firm in Manchester; made a tour on the Continent and America in the interest of political economy; on the formation of the Corn-Law League in 1838, gave himself heart and soul to the abolition of the Corn Laws; became Member of Parliament for Stockport in 1841; on the conversion of Sir Robert Peel to Free-Trade principles saw these laws abolished in 1846; for his services in this cause he received the homage of his country as well as of Continental nations, but refused all civic honours, and finished his political career by negotiating a commercial treaty with France (1804-1865).
