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Cobden

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Cob·den  (kbdn), Richard 1804-1865.
British politician who was a leading supporter of free trade and an opponent of protectionism.
Cobden [ˈkɒbdən]
n
(Biographies / Cobden, Richard (1804-1865) M, British, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist, POLITICS: statesman) Richard. 1804-65, British economist and statesman: with John Bright a leader of the successful campaign to abolish the Corn Laws (1846)
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