Richard Cobden

1804–1865

Nationality: English

Historical Period: The 19th Century

Richard Cobden (1804-1865) was a member of the British Parliament and an advocate of free trade, a non-interventionist foreign policy, peace, and parliamentary reform. He is best remembered for his activity on behalf of the Anti-Corn Law League which helped reduce British tariffs in 1846 and for negotiating the Anglo-French trade agreement of 1860.

See the Liberty Matters online discussion on Richard Cobden: Ideas and Strategies in Organizing the Free-Trade Movement in Britain

• Author: The Corn Laws. Speech of R. Cobden
• Author: England, Ireland, and America
• Translator: On the Probable Fall in the Value of Gold
• Author: The Political Writings of Richard Cobden, in 2 vols.
• Author: The Political Writings of Richard Cobden, vol. 1
• Author: The Political Writings of Richard Cobden, vol. 2
• Author: Russia
• Author: Speeches on Free Trade
• Author: Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, 2 vols.
• Author: Speeches on Questions of Public Policy. Vol. 1 Free Trade and Finance
• Author: Speeches on Questions of Public Policy. Vol. 2 War, Peace, and Reform
• Author: What Next and Next?