Cobden

RICHARD, (köb'den,) an English political economist, B. 1804. He aided in establishing the Anti-Corn Law League, and in 1841 entered Parliament, where he distinguished himself, both as a lucid debater and as a radical of the first water. After the repeal of the Corn Laws,he received a national testimonial of $150,000. He was a member of the " Peace-at-any-Price " party, in conjunction with his friend, Mr. Bright, and succe fully negotiated a treaty of free-trade between France and England. D. 1865. [s. 201]