James Cobban

Male, Deceased Person

1910 – 1999

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Who was James Cobban?

Sir James Macdonald Cobban, CBE, DL was an English educator and headmaster, as well as a prominent lay leader in the Church of England. He was the headmaster of Abingdon School from 1947 to 1970 and is largely credited with bringing the school from relative obscurity to national recognition in Britain.

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Born
Sep 14, 1910
Scunthorpe
Spouses
Religion
  • Anglicanism
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Education
  • Jesus College, Cambridge
Died
Apr 19, 1999

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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