RICHARD COBDEN
\ɹˈɪt͡ʃəd kˈɒbdən], \ɹˈɪtʃəd kˈɒbdən], \ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d k_ˈɒ_b_d_ə_n]\
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A great English political economist; born in Sussex, June 3, 1804; died at London, April 2, 1865. He was a manufacturer, but opposed his class; led the Corn Law agitation; and entered Parliament in 1841. He visited this country in 1854. His "Political Writings" (1867) and "Speeches on Questions of Public Policy" (1870) are very notable in the history of agitation.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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