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Charles John Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, was appointed as the first President of Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Limited during the run-up to public flotation in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1972 | April 1972]].
A former Governor General of New Zealand between 1957 and 1962, Lord Cobham was already chairman of a number of public companies as well as President of the MCC, the RNIB and numerous other public roles. However he was an ardent GWR enthusiast, notably having acquired an original name plate of [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall|4930 Hagley Hall ]] from Lord Beeching when the locomotive was withdrawn from service (Hagley Hall being the Lyttleton ancestral home). He therefore willingly accepted the position of SVR President.
Lord Cobham gave invaluable support to the Railway during the public flotation and the tenure of [[Sir Gerald Nabarro]] as Chairman. He died on 20 March 1977.
==References==
SVR News 43, tribute by [[Richard Dunn|R.H. Dunn]]<br>
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lyttelton,_10th_Viscount_Cobham Wikipedia]
