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


==Biography==
==Early life==
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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.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|p=304}} 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]].{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|p=304}}

==Politics and public offices==
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He represented the [[Oroua (New Zealand electorate)|Oroua]] electorate from [[New Zealand general election, 1928|1928]] to [[New Zealand general election, 1938|1938]],{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=189}} having stood and come second in [[New Zealand general election, 1922|1922]] and [[New Zealand general election, 1925|1925]].{{cn}} 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 |newspaper=[[Auckland Star]] |date=26 November 1935 |volume=LXVI |issue=280 |page=12}}</ref> He then represented the [[Manawatu (New Zealand electorate)|Manawatu]] electorate from [[New Zealand general election, 1938|1938]] to [[New Zealand general election, 1943|1943]], when he retired.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=189}}
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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.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|p=304}} 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]].{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|p=304}}


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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 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}}
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He represented the [[Oroua (New Zealand electorate)|Oroua]] electorate from [[New Zealand general election, 1928|1928]] to [[New Zealand general election, 1938|1938]], having stood and come second in [[New Zealand general election, 1922|1922]] and [[New Zealand general election, 1925|1925]]. He then represented the [[Manawatu (New Zealand electorate)|Manawatu]] electorate from [[New Zealand general election, 1938|1938]] to [[New Zealand general election, 1943|1943]], when he retired.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=189}}


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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 |newspaper=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|Evening Post]] |accessdate=2 July 2013 |page=4}}</ref>
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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 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]].


==Family and death==
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In 1935, he was awarded the [[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]].<ref name="EP">{{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 | work= Evening Post | accessdate=2 July 2013 | page=4 }}</ref>
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 |newspaper=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|Evening Post]] |accessdate=16 November 2013 |page=17}}</ref> They had two sons 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 |newspaper=[[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> the other 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" />


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==Further reading==
He died on 29 December 1944.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|p=304}}
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*{{citation |first = Clyde |last = Carr |author-link = Clyde Carr |title = Politicalities |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = National Magazines |year=1936 |pages=59–61}}


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*{{citation |first = Tracey A. |last = Gibson |title = The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand |place = Feilding, [N.Z.] |publisher=Fisher Printing |year=1936}}
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==Notes==
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*{{citation |first = Tracey A. |last = Gibson |title = The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand |place = Christchurch, [N.Z.] |publisher=Capper |year=1983}}
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==References==
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*{{cite book |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |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 |accessdate = 18 August 2012 }}
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*{{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 |accessdate= 18 August 2012 |edition= 4 |origyear= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |isbn= |oclc= 154283103}}


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:*''This is a facsimile ''(i.e. reprint)'' edition of the original work noted above.''
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==Further reading==
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*{{citation |first = Clyde |last = Carr |author-link = Clyde Carr |title = '''Politicalities''' |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = National Magazines |year = 1936 |pages = 59–61}}


*{{citation |first = Tracey A. |last = Gibson |title = '''The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand''' |place = Feilding, [N.Z.] |publisher = Fisher Printing |year = 1936}}
*{{citation |first = Tracey A. |last = Gibson |title = The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand |place = Christchurch, [N.Z.] |publisher = Kiwi Publications |year = 2006 |isbn = 1-86964-224-4}}


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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.''
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*{{citation |first = Tracey A. |last = Gibson |title = '''The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand''' |place = Christchurch, [N.Z.] |publisher = Capper |year = 1983}}


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*{{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}}
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*''This is a facsimile ''(i.e. reprint)'' edition of the original work noted above.''


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:*''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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*{{citation |first = Tracey A. |last = Gibson |title = '''The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand''' |place = Christchurch, [N.Z.] |publisher = Kiwi Publications |year = 2006 |isbn = 1-86964-224-4}}


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==Notes==
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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.''
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{{Reflist|30em}}


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==References==
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*{{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}}
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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 }}
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*''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= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |origyear= 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103}}
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For other people named John Cobb (disambiguation), see John Cobb (disambiguation) (disambiguation).
John Cobbe in 1931

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 Party
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]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[5]

Family and death

Cobbe married Frances Amelia Elders, the daughter of Richard Elders of Phillipstown, Feilding.[6] They had two sons and one daughter.[7] One son, Ernest Cobbe, died in action in Ypres, Belgium, in 1917;[8] the other son, Maurice Cobbe, survived the war.[9] His wife died during the 1935 election campaign on 24 November 1935.[6] He died on 29 December 1944 at a private hospital in Palmerston North and was buried in Feilding.[1][7]

Further reading

  • Carr, Clyde (1936), Politicalities, Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Magazines, pp. 59–61
  • Gibson, Tracey A. (1936), The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand, Feilding, [N.Z.]: Fisher Printing
  • Gibson, Tracey A. (1983), The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand, Christchurch, [N.Z.]: Capper
  • This is a facsimile (i.e. reprint) edition of the original work noted above.
  • Gibson, Tracey A. (2006), The purchase and settlement of the Manchester Block: an account of the development of the Feilding district, New Zealand, Christchurch, [N.Z.]: Kiwi Publications, ISBN 1-86964-224-4
  • 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.
  • Nelson, Olaf F. (1930), A candid communication: Hon. Mr. Cobbe’s speech on Samoa, Auckland, [N.Z.]: National Printing Co.
  • This is a letter from the author to Cobbe, who was Minister of Justice at the time. It is reprinted from the New Zealand Samoa Guardian of 13 November 1930 (n.p.).

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Gustafson 1986, p. 304.
  2. ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 189.
  3. ^ "Wellington". Auckland Star. Vol. LXVI, no. 280. 26 November 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 80f.
  5. ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Obituary". Evening Post. Vol. CXX, no. 127. 25 November 1935. p. 17. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  7. ^ a b "The Hon. J. G. Cobbe". Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVIII, no. 156. 30 December 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Cenotaph Record". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Cenotaph Record". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

References

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  • Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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1928–1938 		Constituency abolished
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Manawatu
1938–1943 		Succeeded by

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