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John George Cobbe (1859 – 29 December 1944) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, United Party and the National Party.

Early life

Cobbe was born in King's County, Ireland, in 1859. He received his education in Tullamore and Dublin, and arrived in New Zealand in 1886.^[1] He was first employed in Auckland by Smith & Caughey, and then moved to Feilding to run a general store. In 1941, he became a sheep farmer in the Waihapi Valley north of the Whanganui River.^[1]

Politics and public offices

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate
1928–1931	23rd	Oroua	United
1931–1935	24th	Oroua	United
1935–1936	25th	Oroua	United
1936–1938	Changed allegiance to:		National
1938–1943	26th	Manawatu	National

He represented the Oroua electorate from 1928 to 1938,^[2] having stood and come second in 1922 and 1925.^{[citation needed]} In the 1931 election, Cobbe was returned unopposed.^[3] He then represented the Manawatu electorate from 1938 to 1943, when he retired.^[2]

He was a cabinet minister from 1928 to 1935 in the United Government and the Liberal-Reform coalition Government; Minister of Defence from 1929 to 1935, Minister of Justice from 1930 to 1935, Minister of Marine from 1928 to 1930 and 1931 to 1935, Minister of Immigration from 1928 to 1930, and Minister of Industries and Commerce from 1928 to 1929 in the Ward and Forbes Ministries of the United Government.^[4]

He held a large number of public offices. He was the first chairman of the Feilding Chamber of Commerce. He was chairman of directors of the Feilding Farmers' Freezing Company. From 1911 to 1929, he represented Manawatu on the Wellington Harbour Board. For a time, he was the chairman of the Harbour Boards' Association of New Zealand.^[5]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.^[6]

Family and death

Cobbe married Frances Amelia Elders, the daughter of Richard Elders of Phillipstown, Feilding.^[7] They had three sons, Ernest, Maurice, Richard, and one daughter.^[8] One son, Ernest Cobbe, died in action in Ypres, Belgium, in 1917;^[9] son, Maurice Cobbe, survived the war.^[10] His wife died during the 1935 election campaign on 24 November 1935.^[7] In December 1944, age 85, he died at a private hospital in Palmerston North and was buried in Feilding.^[1]^[8] Three great-great-grandchildren, Jon, Peter and Dann Hume were raised in Feilding where they formed a rock group, Evermore in 1999.^[11]^[12]^: 1

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Gustafson 1986, p. 304.
^ ^a ^b Wilson 1985, p. 189.
^ "Wellington". Auckland Star. Vol. LXVI, no. 280. 26 November 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ Wilson 1985, pp. 80f.
^ "Obituary". Auckland Star. Vol. LXXVI, no. 1. 2 January 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Obituary". Evening Post. Vol. CXX, no. 127. 25 November 1935. p. 17. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "The Hon. J. G. Cobbe". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVIII, no. 156. 30 December 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ "Ernest Cobbe". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via Online Cenotaph.
^ "Maurice Cobbe". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via Online Cenotaph.
^ Nicholls, Bobbie (20 May 2009). "Cobbe Connection to Family Remembered". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^
AudioCulture article "Evermore" by Murray Cammick:
- Part 1: Cammick, Murray (20 February 2017). "Evermore Part 1 – Article". AudioCulture. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- Part 2: Cammick, Murray (20 February 2017). "Evermore Part 2 – Article". AudioCulture. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

References

Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Wilford	Minister of Police 1929–1935	Succeeded by Peter Fraser
Preceded by Thomas Sidey	Minister of Justice 1930–1935	Succeeded by Rex Mason
Preceded by Maurice Cohen	Chair of Wellington Harbour Board 1927–1929	Succeeded by John William McEwan
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by John Gordon Eliott	Member of Parliament for Oroua 1928–1938	Constituency abolished
Preceded by Lorrie Hunter	Member of Parliament for Manawatu 1938–1943	Succeeded by Matthew Oram

[FOOTNOTEGustafson1986304-1] Gustafson 1986, p. 304.

[FOOTNOTEWilson1985189-2] Wilson 1985, p. 189.

[3] "Wellington". Auckland Star. Vol. LXVI, no. 280. 26 November 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[FOOTNOTEWilson198580f-4] Wilson 1985, pp. 80f.

[AS_obituary-5] "Obituary". Auckland Star. Vol. LXXVI, no. 1. 2 January 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[6] "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[wife-7] "Obituary". Evening Post. Vol. CXX, no. 127. 25 November 1935. p. 17. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[EP_obituary-8] "The Hon. J. G. Cobbe". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVIII, no. 156. 30 December 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[9] "Ernest Cobbe". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via Online Cenotaph.

[10] "Maurice Cobbe". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via Online Cenotaph.

[Nicholls_1-11] Nicholls, Bobbie (20 May 2009). "Cobbe Connection to Family Remembered". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[Cammick_2-12] AudioCulture article "Evermore" by Murray Cammick:
Part 1: Cammick, Murray (20 February 2017). "Evermore Part 1 – Article". AudioCulture. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

Part 2: Cammick, Murray (20 February 2017). "Evermore Part 2 – Article". AudioCulture. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[13] Part 1: Cammick, Murray (20 February 2017). "Evermore Part 1 – Article". AudioCulture. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[14] Part 2: Cammick, Murray (20 February 2017). "Evermore Part 2 – Article". AudioCulture. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

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-He represented the [[Oroua (New Zealand electorate)|Oroua]] electorate from [[1928 New Zealand general election|1928]] to [[1938 New Zealand general election|1938]],{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=189}} having stood and come second in [[1922 New Zealand general election|1922]] and [[1925 New Zealand general election|1925]].{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} In the {{NZ election link|1931}}, Cobbe was returned unopposed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wellington |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19351126.2.101.1 |accessdate=16 November 2013 |work=[[Auckland Star]] |date=26 November 1935 |volume=LXVI |issue=280 |page=12}}</ref> He then represented the [[Manawatu (New Zealand electorate)|Manawatu]] electorate from [[1938 New Zealand general election|1938]] to [[1943 New Zealand general election|1943]], when he retired.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=189}}
+He represented the [[Oroua (New Zealand electorate)|Oroua]] electorate from [[1928 New Zealand general election|1928]] to [[1938 New Zealand general election|1938]],{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=189}} having stood and come second in [[1922 New Zealand general election|1922]] and [[1925 New Zealand general election|1925]].{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} In the {{NZ election link|1931}}, Cobbe was returned unopposed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wellington |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19351126.2.101.1 |access-date=16 November 2013 |work=[[Auckland Star]] |date=26 November 1935 |volume=LXVI |issue=280 |page=12}}</ref> He then represented the [[Manawatu (New Zealand electorate)|Manawatu]] electorate from [[1938 New Zealand general election|1938]] to [[1943 New Zealand general election|1943]], when he retired.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=189}}
 He was a [[New Zealand Cabinet|cabinet]] minister from 1928 to 1935 in the [[United Government of New Zealand|United Government]] and the [[Liberal-Reform coalition Government of New Zealand|Liberal-Reform coalition Government]]; [[Minister of Defence (New Zealand)|Minister of Defence]] from 1929 to 1935, [[Minister of Justice (New Zealand)|Minister of Justice]] from 1930 to 1935, [[Minister of Marine (New Zealand)|Minister of Marine]] from 1928 to 1930 and 1931 to 1935, Minister of Immigration from 1928 to 1930, and [[Minister of Industries and Commerce]] from 1928 to 1929 in the Ward and Forbes Ministries of the [[United Government of New Zealand|United Government]].{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=80f}}
-He held a large number of public offices. He was the first chairman of the Feilding [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was chairman of directors of the Feilding Farmers' Freezing Company. From 1911 to 1929, he represented [[Manawatu-Wanganui region|Manawatu]] on the [[Wellington Harbour Board]]. For a time, he was the chairman of the Harbour Boards' Association of New Zealand.<ref name="AS obituary">{{cite news |title=Obituary |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19450102.2.17 |accessdate=16 November 2013 |work=[[Auckland Star]] |date=2 January 1945 |volume=LXXVI |issue=1 |page=2}}</ref>
+He held a large number of public offices. He was the first chairman of the Feilding [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was chairman of directors of the Feilding Farmers' Freezing Company. From 1911 to 1929, he represented [[Manawatu-Wanganui region|Manawatu]] on the [[Wellington Harbour Board]]. For a time, he was the chairman of the Harbour Boards' Association of New Zealand.<ref name="AS obituary">{{cite news |title=Obituary |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19450102.2.17 |access-date=16 November 2013 |work=[[Auckland Star]] |date=2 January 1945 |volume=LXXVI |issue=1 |page=2}}</ref>
-In 1935, he was awarded the [[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]].<ref>{{cite news | url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19350506.2.12 |title=Official jubilee medals |date=6 May 1935 |volume=CXIX |issue=105 |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|Evening Post]] |accessdate=2 July 2013 |page=4}}</ref>
+In 1935, he was awarded the [[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]].<ref>{{cite news | url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19350506.2.12 |title=Official jubilee medals |date=6 May 1935 |volume=CXIX |issue=105 |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|Evening Post]] |access-date=2 July 2013 |page=4}}</ref>
 ==Family and death==
-Cobbe married Frances Amelia Elders, the daughter of Richard Elders of Phillipstown, Feilding.<ref name=wife>{{cite news | url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19351125.2.173.8 |title=Obituary |date=25 November 1935 |volume=CXX |issue=127 |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|Evening Post]] |accessdate=16 November 2013 |page=17}}</ref> They had three sons, Ernest, Maurice, Richard, and one daughter.<ref name="EP obituary">{{cite news | url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19441230.2.96.1 |title=The Hon. J. G. Cobbe |date=30 December 1944 |volume=CXXXVIII |issue=156 |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|Evening Post]] |accessdate=16 November 2013 |page=8}}</ref> One son, Ernest Cobbe, died in action in [[Ypres]], Belgium, in 1917;<ref>{{cite web |title=Cenotaph Record |url= http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/2803.detail |publisher=[[Auckland War Memorial Museum]] |accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>   son, Maurice Cobbe, survived the war.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cenotaph Record |url= http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/62698.detail |publisher=[[Auckland War Memorial Museum]] |accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> His wife died during the 1935 election campaign on 24 November 1935.<ref name=wife /> He died on 29 December 1944 at a private hospital in [[Palmerston North]] and was buried in Feilding.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|p=304}}<ref name="EP obituary" />
+Cobbe married Frances Amelia Elders, the daughter of Richard Elders of Phillipstown, Feilding.<ref name=wife>{{cite news | url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19351125.2.173.8 |title=Obituary |date=25 November 1935 |volume=CXX |issue=127 |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|Evening Post]] |access-date=16 November 2013 |page=17}}</ref> They had three sons, Ernest, Maurice, Richard, and one daughter.<ref name="EP obituary">{{cite news | url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19441230.2.96.1 |title=The Hon. J. G. Cobbe |date=30 December 1944 |volume=CXXXVIII |issue=156 |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|Evening Post]] |access-date=16 November 2013 |page=8}}</ref> One son, Ernest Cobbe, died in action in [[Ypres]], Belgium, in 1917;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C2803 |title=Ernest Cobbe |via=Online Cenotaph |publisher=[[Auckland War Memorial Museum]] |access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref> son, Maurice Cobbe, survived the war.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C62698 |title=Maurice Cobbe |via=Online Cenotaph |publisher=[[Auckland War Memorial Museum]] |access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref> His wife died during the 1935 election campaign on 24 November 1935.<ref name=wife /> In December 1944, age 85, he died at a private hospital in [[Palmerston North]] and was buried in Feilding.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|p=304}}<ref name="EP obituary" /> Three great-great-grandchildren, [[Jon Hume|Jon]], [[Peter Hume (musician)|Peter]] and [[Dann Hume]] were raised in Feilding where they formed a rock group, [[Evermore (band)|Evermore]] in 1999.<ref name="Nicholls 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/your-manawatu/feilding-herald/2351971/Cobbe-connection-to-family-remembered |title=Cobbe Connection to Family Remembered |first=Bobbie |last=Nicholls |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=20 May 2009 |access-date=7 February 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Cammick 2">''AudioCulture'' article "Evermore" by [[Murray Cammick]]:
+* Part 1: {{cite web |url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/evermore-part-1 |title=Evermore Part 1 – Article |first=Murray |last=Cammick |website=AudioCulture  |date=20 February 2017 |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123190534/https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/evermore-part-1 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |url-status=live }}
+* Part 2: {{cite web |last1=Cammick |first1=Murray |title=Evermore Part 2 – Article |url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/evermore/stories/evermore-part-2 |website=AudioCulture |access-date=4 February 2023 |date=20 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207120620/https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/evermore-part-2 |archive-date=7 December 2021 |url-status=live }}
+</ref>{{rp|1}}
 ==Further reading==
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 :*''The three editions of the above work are noted for the sake of completeness. Cobbe was the local MP for the area in 1936, and contributed a ''foreword'' for the book.''
-*{{citation |first = Olaf F.|last = Nelson  |title = A candid communication: Hon. Mr. Cobbe’s speech on Samoa |place = Auckland, [N.Z.] |publisher = National Printing Co. |year =1930}}
+*{{citation |first = Olaf F.|last = Nelson  |title = A candid communication: Hon. Mr. Cobbe's speech on Samoa |place = Auckland, [N.Z.] |publisher = National Printing Co. |year =1930}}
 :*This is a letter from the author to Cobbe, who was [[Minister of Justice (New Zealand)|Minister of Justice]] at the time. It is reprinted from the ''New Zealand Samoa Guardian'' of 13 November 1930 (n.p.).
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-*{{cite book |ref=harv |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |authorlink = Barry Gustafson |title = The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party |year = 1986 |publisher = Reed Methuen |location = Auckland |isbn = 0-474-00177-6 }}
+*{{cite book |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |author-link = Barry Gustafson |title = The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party |year = 1986 |publisher = Reed Methuen |location = Auckland |isbn = 0-474-00177-6 }}
-*{{cite book |ref=harv |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |origyear=First published in 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103}}
+*{{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-year=First published in 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103}}
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