William Cubbon

William Cubbon
William Cubbon, M.A.
Born	(1865-05-30)30 May 1865 Croit-e-Caley, Isle of Man
Died	1 January 1955(1955-01-01) (aged 89) Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
Nationality	Manx / British
Known for	The promotion of Manx Culture. Manx Nationalism.
Children	Harry Cubbon; Nelson Cubbon

William Cubbon M.A. (30 May 1865 – 1 January 1955) was a Manx nationalist, antiquarian, author, businessman and librarian who was the first secretary of the Manx Museum, later becoming Director of the Museum.

William Cubbon was born in the small hamlet of Croit-e-Caley in the parish of Rushen, Isle of Man. His father, James Cubbon, was a Master Mariner who hailed from Port St Mary.

Following his schooling, Cubbon took employment with the Isle of Man Examiner as a compositor and in 1900, together with Horace Lightfoot, Cubbon acquired the Manx Sun newspaper. Under the ownership of Cubbon and Lightfoot, the editorial standpoint of the Manx Sun became nationalist in orientation, and in addition to his newspaper proprietorship Cubbon also became heavily involved in the promotion of Manx history and culture.

The Manx Sun and its business was taken over by the Isle of Man Examiner in 1906, with Cubbon rejoining the title in the capacity of manager of the stationery business.

Leaving the Examiner in 1912, Cubbon became Borough Librarian of Douglas this period seeing him publish A Manx Book of Poetry (1913), a publication particularly aimed at young people with a view to getting them involved in the culture of the Isle of Man. In addition to this he also published a set of maps illustrating the ancient treens and land divisions in the Island's six sheadings along with the names of the principal early land owners. During the First World War Cubbon became manager of the Labour Exchange.