Felix Thornley Cobbold (1841-1909) #201 in the family tree was the eleventh child of John Chevallier Cobbold (1797-1882) #114. In the course of his life he was a barrister, a Cambridge academic, a farmer, a banker and a brewer. In public life he was a JP, Mayor of Ipswich and twice an MP for Suffolk constituencies, and above all a philanthropist. His most memorable legacies are The Felix Cobbold (Agricultural) Trust and Christchurch Mansion.
The Trust pleads guilty to having acquired and added to its archive his barrister’s wig, complete with its stand and carrying case.
