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Brian Cubbon

1928 – 2015

British civil servant

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About Brian Cubbon

Lived 1928 – 2015 (aged 87). Brian Cubbon was a British.

Sir Brian Crossland Cubbon GCB (9 April 1928 – 20 May 2015) was a British senior civil servant and a member of the Charter Compliance Panel of the Press Complaints Commission.

Biography Cubbon was born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire on 9 April 1928. His father, Edward Moore Cubbon was a primary school teacher and his mother was Anita Jane, née Crossland. Cubbon was educated at Bury Grammar School under a scholarship and went on to study Classics at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1949. He spent a while in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers for national service.

Cubbon was injured in an IRA bomb explosion in which the British Ambassador to Ireland, Christopher Ewart-Biggs, was killed in 1976. The car in which the party was travelling was blown up by a bomb concealed in a culvert under the road. Cubbon's Private Secretary, Judith Cooke, was also killed, and the driver, Brian O'Driscoll, was injured.

He married art teacher, Lorin Richardson on 20 October 1956 and they had four children. He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1974, Knight Commander (KCB) in 1977 and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) 1984, the highest rank of the Order of the Bath.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Trinity College, Bury Grammar School
Positions held
Permanent Secretary to the Home Office
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Also known as
Sir Brian Crossland Cubbon

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Brian Cubbon?

British civil servant

When was Brian Cubbon born?

Brian Cubbon was born on 9 April 1928.

When did Brian Cubbon die?

Brian Cubbon died on 20 May 2015.

What nationality was Brian Cubbon?

Brian Cubbon was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Brian Cubbon

· Wikidata: Q4963478

· DBpedia: Brian Cubbon

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