| COBB (Soundex
C100)
— See also
CHUB,
CHUBB,
COBB-HUNTER,
COBBE,
COBBETT,
COBBIN,
COBBS,
CUB,
DIGIACOBBE,
GIACOBBE,
KOBBE,
KOBE,
KOOB,
KUBE,
LOBB,
MCCOBB.
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See also
Jed
Cobb Adams —
Cornelius
Newton Bliss Jr. —
Louis
Jefferson Brann —
Ellsworth
Bunker —
John
Wilson Candler —
Emory
P. Close —
Gilda
Cobb-Hunter —
Sarah
Curry-Cobb —
James
Edward Davidson —
Nathaniel
Cobb Deering —
Seth
Griffith Ellegood —
Andrew
Cobb Erwin —
Henry
Joseph Gardner —
Warren
Green Hooper —
Priscilla
Cobb Humphreys —
Owen
McMahon Johnson —
Alfred
Mossman Landon —
Andrew
Clark Lippitt —
Leah
Cobb Marion —
John
Milton —
Robert
Treat Paine —
George
Sylvester Taylor —
Lindley
Murray Webb —
Nathan
Bryan Whitfield —
Emmett
Robinson Wooten |
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Cobb, Albert N. —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Republican. Postmaster at Norwich,
N.Y., 1928-33 (acting, 1928).
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Alice —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1940.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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See W. Allen Cobb |
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Cobb, Alvin A. —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Amasa (1823-1905) —
of Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Palestine, Crawford
County, Ill., September
27, 1823.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1855-56; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1860-61; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1863-71; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1875-76; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1878-92; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-86, 1890-92.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 5,
1905 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Cobb, Andrew —
of Morris
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1850.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Andrew B. —
of Parsippany, Morris
County, N.J.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County 2nd District,
1854; member of New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1857-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1864.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Andrew J. —
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Calcutta, as of 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Andrew Jackson (b.
1857) —
also known as Andrew J. Cobb —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., April
12, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1897-1907; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Georgia.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of Howell Cobb and Mary
Ann (Lamar) Cobb; married, March 3,
1880, to Starkie Campbell. |
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Cobb, Andrew Whitney
(1911-1975) —
also known as Andrew W. Cobb —
of Duplain Township, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Duplain Township, Clinton
County, Mich., February
12, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1950-64 (Clinton County 1950-54,
Eaton District 1955-64); candidate for Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., January
21, 1975 (age 63 years, 343
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Elsie, Mich.
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Cobb, B. C. —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Lincoln County,
1876-80.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Bayless E. —
of Canyon, Randall
County, Tex.
Postmaster at Canyon,
Tex., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Beatrice —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1928
(alternate), 1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1939-40.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Betty R. —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Charles Elvan, Jr. (b.
1936) —
Born in 1936.
U.S. Ambassador to Iceland, 1989-92.
Still living as of 2001.
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Cobb, Charles S. —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1888-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Charles S. —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Kennebec County (3rd),
1931-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Clinton Levering
(1842-1879) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., August
25, 1842.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1869-75;
defeated, 1874.
Died in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., April
30, 1879 (age 36 years, 248
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Cobb, Collier —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, D. Raymond —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 38th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Daniel —
of Minnesota.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1869.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, David (1748-1830) —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Gouldsboro, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass., September
14, 1748.
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; common
pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1784-96; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1789-93; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1789-93; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1793-95; member
of Massachusetts
state senate, 1802; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1809-10.
Died in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., April
17, 1830 (age 81 years, 215
days).
Interment at Plain
Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
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Cobb, David —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1862-65.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, David Keith (b.
1962) —
also known as David Cobb —
Born in San Leon, Galveston
County, Tex., December
24, 1962.
Green. Lawyer;
candidate for Texas
state attorney general, 2002; candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Arrested,
in St. Louis, Mo., on October 8, 2004, along with Libertarian Party
presidential nominee Michael
Bednarik, while protesting
their exclusion from presidential debates.
Still living as of 2004.
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Cobb, Delmarie —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cobb, Dick —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Floyd L., Jr. —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1958.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Fordyce A. —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
Tompkins County Republican Party, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Francis —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, George C. —
U.S. Vice Consul in St. Michaels, as of 1921; Jerusalem, as of 1922; Alexandria, as of 1924; Le Havre, as of 1926; Nancy, as of 1926; Dakar, as of 1929; St. John's, as of 1932; Tahiti, as of 1938; Windsor, as of 1943.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, George Henry (b.
1864) —
also known as George H. Cobb —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Hounsfield town, Jefferson
County, N.Y., 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson
County District Attorney, 1899; member of New York
state senate 35th District, 1905-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1910.
Presbyterian.
English,
Scottish,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elijah Cobb and Emily (Crandall) Cobb; married, April
19, 1893, to Louisa Wenzel. |
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1907 |
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Cobb, George P. —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1888-93.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, George S. —
of Auburn, Lee
County, Ala.
Republican. Postmaster at Auburn,
Ala., 1882-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, George Thomas
(1813-1870) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., October
13, 1813.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1861-63; mayor
of Morristown, N.J., 1865; member of New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1866-70; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1868.
Killed in an accident
on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
near White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
12, 1870 (age 56 years, 303
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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Cobb, Grace M. —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1945.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, H. M. —
of Bartow, Polk
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Bartow, Fla., 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Hallie Martin —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Hamner —
of Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Helen (c.1922-1999) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., about 1922.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1963.
Female.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Indicted
in 1970 on bribery
conspiracy charges
in connection with the "Yellow Cab Scandal";
acquitted.
Died, from complications of emphysema
and diabetes,
at Chase Medical
Center, El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif., March 8,
1999 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Henry —
of Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Cobb, Henry E. —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Mayor
of Newton, Mass., 1896-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Howell (1772-1818) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., August
3, 1772.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1807-12 (at-large 1807-09, 2nd
District 1809-11, at-large 1811-12).
Slaveowner.
Died near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., May 27,
1818 (age 45 years, 297
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Jefferson County, Ga.
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Cobb, Howell (1815-1868) —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ga., September
7, 1815.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1843-51, 1855-57 (at-large 1843-45,
6th District 1845-51, 1855-57); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1849-51; Governor of
Georgia, 1851-53; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1857-60; Delegate
from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
9, 1868 (age 53 years, 32
days).
Interment at Oconee
Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
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Cobb, Howell (1922-2005) —
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., December
7, 1922.
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1985-2001; took
senior status 2001.
Died in Castine, Hancock
County, Maine, September
16, 2005 (age 82 years, 283
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, J. H. —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska
Territory, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, James A. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Arcadia, Bienville
Parish, La.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); municipal judge in District of
Columbia, 1926-.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, James C. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, James Edward
(1835-1903) —
also known as James E. Cobb —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., October
5, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in
Alabama, 1874-76; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1887-97; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Died in East Las Vegas (now part of Las Vegas), San Miguel
County, N.M., June 2,
1903 (age 67 years, 240
days).
Interment at Tuskegee
Cemetery, Tuskegee, Ala.
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Cobb, Jesse —
of Dobbs County (part now in Lenoir
County), N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Dobbs County, 1778-79.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Jim —
of Williston, Levy
County, Fla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Cobb, Joe Michael —
of California; Arizona.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 48th District, 2000, 2002;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona.
Still living as of 2012.
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Cobb, John —
of Morris
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1796.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, John —
of Lenoir
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Lenoir County, 1820.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, John —
U.S. Consular Agent in Casablanca, as of 1884-99.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, John A. —
of Vernon, Lamar
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920
(alternate), 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, John B. —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Republican. Postmaster at Columbus,
Ind., 1862-65.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Joseph —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1872-74.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Josiah F. —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor
of South Portland, Maine, 1931-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Larry —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Cobb, Lawrence —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Secretary of
California Republican Party, 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Lorenzo D. —
of Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County 1st District, 1856.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Luther —
of Blue Ridge, Fannin
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Marcius L. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1878.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Mary B. —
of Pejepscot, Topsham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Postmaster at Pejepscot,
Maine, 1901.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Norman E. —
of Denver,
Colo.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Oliver W. —
of Easthampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1903, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Osro (1904-1996) —
of Caddo Gap, Montgomery
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born May 28,
1904.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1936; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1939; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1953-62; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1960.
Died January
17, 1996 (age 91 years, 234
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Camden, Ark.
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Cobb, Mrs. Osro —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Cobb, P. —
of Norman, Montgomery
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, P. C. —
of Fort Pierce, Brevard County (now St. Lucie
County), Fla.
Postmaster at Fort
Pierce, Fla., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Paul —
of Temple, Carroll
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Cobb, Paul —
Democrat. Candidate for Florida
state senate 40th District, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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Cobb, Paul L. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cobb, Paul R. —
of Florida.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 15th District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
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Cobb, Philander —
of Kingston, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1876,
1880.
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Kingston, Mass.
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Cobb, Philander —
of Caddo Gap, Montgomery
County, Ark.; Cove, Polk
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1932,
1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, R. H. —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, R. L. —
of Lyon
County, Ky.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond See D. Raymond
Cobb |
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Cobb, Robert S. —
of Columbia, Tolland
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Columbia, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Roland Hacker (b.
1895) —
of Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 5,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine
state senate, 1949-50.
Quaker.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edward Cobb and Harriett Hamblen (Hacker)
Cobb. |
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Cobb, Ron L. —
of Greenville
County, S.C.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives 25th District, 1980-82.
Still living as of 1982.
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Cobb, Ronald (born
c.1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born about 1952.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Cobb, Roy H. —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1946.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Rufus Willis
(1829-1913) —
of Alabama.
Born February
25, 1829.
Governor
of Alabama, 1878-82.
Died November
26, 1913 (age 84 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Cobb, Russell —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, S. C. —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1868-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, S. G. —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Mexico, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Cobb, S. W. —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.
Postmaster at Hanover,
N.H., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Samuel Crocker
(1826-1891) —
also known as Samuel C. Cobb —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., May 22,
1826.
Mayor
of Boston, Mass., 1874-77.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
18, 1891 (age 64 years, 272
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Cobb, Seth Wallace
(1838-1909) —
also known as Seth W. Cobb —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie
County, Va., December
5, 1838.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1891-97 (9th District 1891-93, 12th
District 1893-97).
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 22,
1909 (age 70 years, 168
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Cobb, Stephen Alonzo
(1833-1878) —
of Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Madison, Somerset
County, Maine, June 17,
1833.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Kansas
state senate, 1862; mayor
of Wyandotte, Kan., 1862, 1868; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Kansas at-large, 1873-75.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., August
24, 1878 (age 45 years, 68
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Cobb, Sue —
Secretary
of state of Florida, 2006.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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Cobb, Sue McCourt (b.
1937) —
Born in 1937.
U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, 2001.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Cobb, Theodore Gettys (b.
1867) —
also known as Theodore G. Cobb —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., May 9,
1867.
Mayor
of Morganton, N.C., 1903-04; chief clerk, North Carolina House of
Representatives, 1909, 1911, 1913.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. A. Cobb and Matilda (Falls) Cobb; married, December
14, 1887, to Martha Ella Kincaid. |
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Cobb, Thomas Reade Rootes
(1823-1862) —
also known as Thomas R. R. Cobb —
of Georgia.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ga., April
10, 1823.
Lawyer;
Delegate
from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Shot
and killed
in the battle of Fredericksburg, Stafford
County, Va., December
13, 1862 (age 39 years, 247
days).
Interment at Oconee
Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
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Cobb, Thomas Reed
(1828-1892) —
also known as Thomas R. Cobb —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Springville, Lawrence
County, Ind., July 2,
1828.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1859-65; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1877-87.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., June 23,
1892 (age 63 years, 357
days).
Interment at Old
Vincennes Cemetery, Vincennes, Ind.
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Cobb, Thomas S. —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1875.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Thomas Willis
(1784-1830) —
also known as Thomas W. Cobb —
of Lexington, Oglethorpe
County, Ga.; Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga.
Born in Columbia
County, Ga., 1784.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1817-21, 1823-24; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1824-28; superior court judge in Georgia,
1828-30.
Slaveowner.
Died in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., February
1, 1830 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Greensboro
Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga.
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Cobb County,
Ga. is named for him. |
| | | Epitaph: In his domestic circle he was
fond and affectionate. "As a friend he was ardent and devoted. As a
man, honorable, generous, and sincere. As a statesman, independent,
and inflexible. As a judge, pure, and incorruptible. Amiable in
private and useful in public life, his death was a deep affliction to
his children, his friends, and his country"; "An honest man's the
noblest work of God." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Cobb, Ty —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cobb, W. Allen —
of Morris
County, N.J.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1968-71 (District 10-B 1968-69,
District 10-A 1970-71); defeated, 1971.
Still living as of 1971.
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Cobb, W. K. —
of Brady, McCulloch
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Brady, Tex., 1953.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, W. L. —
of Caroline
County, Va.
Democrat. Delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Caroline County,
1901-02.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, W. L. —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, William —
of Spring Mills, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Allegany County 2nd District, 1848, 1859.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, William B. —
of Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norfolk, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, William E. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); North
Carolina Republican state chair, 1958.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, William J. —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cobb, William L. —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Cobb, William L. —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cobb, William O. —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate 7th District, 1919-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, William Peyton —
also known as William P. Cobb —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916;
secretary
of state of Alabama, 1919-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, William Titcomb
(1857-1937) —
also known as William T. Cobb —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1857.
Republican. Lime
manufacturing business; shipbuilder;
president and receiver, Bath Iron Works;
member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1889; Governor of
Maine, 1905-09; delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County,
1933.
Universalist.
Died in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 24,
1937 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Interment at Achorn
Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
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Cobb, William V. —
of Smyrna, Cobb
County, Ga.
Republican. Postmaster at Smyrna,
Ga., 1922-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Cobb, Williamson Robert Winfield
(1807-1864) —
also known as Williamson R. W. Cobb —
of Bellefonte, Jackson
County, Ala.
Born in Rhea
County, Tenn., June 8,
1807.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1845; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1847-61 (6th District 1847-53, 8th
District 1853-55, 6th District 1855-61); Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 3rd District; defeated,
1861; elected 1863.
Slaveowner.
Killed by the accidental
discharge of his own pistol,
while putting up a fence on his plantation near Bellefonte, Jackson
County, Ala., November
1, 1864 (age 57 years, 146
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Madison County, Ala.
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Cobb, Zachary L. —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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