John Dupuis Cobbold
John Dupuis Cobbold (11 March 1861, Ipswich – 12 June 1929, Ipswich) was a member of the Ipswich-based Cobbold family in England.
John was born at The Cliff, Ipswich. He was the son of John Patteson Cobbold and Adele Harriette Dupuis, daughter of George Dupuis, vice-provost of Eton College, where he was educated from 1874 to 1879.[1] Here he played Rackets, winning several school contests and becoming Keeper of Rackets for 1878–79.[1]
On 24 August 1897 he presented the Racecourse Recreation Ground to the Ipswich Borough.[2]
He was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1901[3] and was Mayor of Ipswich, 1914–15.[4]
He joined Ipswich Fine Art Club in 1913 and remained a member until 1928 despite not exhibiting.[5]
He died at Holywells Park, Ipswich on 12 June 1929[6] aged 68 and is buried in the graveyard of St Martin's church, Trimley St Martin, Suffolk.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Dupuis Cobbold DL JP". family-tree.cobboldfht.com. The Cobbold Family History Trust. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Signage, Racecourse Recreation Ground, Ipswich
- ^ "No. 27293". The London Gazette. 17 March 1901. p. 1760.
- ^ Bassett-Smith, Andrew Bassett-Smith. "www.bassett-smith.name - John Dupuis Cobbold". bassett-smith.name. Andrew Bassett-Smith. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b Van Loon, Borin. "Ipswich Historic Lettering: Racecourse Recreation Ground". ipswich-lettering.co.uk. Borin van Loon. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "COBBOLD, John Dupuis". suffolkartists.co.uk. Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 27 February 2020.