(1804–65), English political reformer, one of the leading spokesmen of the free trade movement in Britain. From 1838, together with John Bright, he led the Anti-Corn-Law League in its successful campaign for the repeal of the Corn Laws (1846).
Definition of Cobden, Richard in US English:
Cobden, Richard
proper nounˈkäbdən
(1804–65), English political reformer, one of the leading spokesmen of the free trade movement in Britain. From 1838, together with John Bright, he led the Anti-Corn-Law League in its successful campaign for the repeal of the Corn Laws (1846).