John Cobb
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John Cobb may refer to:
People
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People
- John Cobb (Australian politician) (b. 1950), Australian politician
- John Cobb (cabinetmaker)John Cobb (cabinetmaker)-Biography:It is believed that John Cobb was apprenticed in 1729 to Timothy Money , a Norwich upholsterer. In 1755 he married Sukey, a daughter of the cabinetmaker Giles Grendey, and is said to have acquired a ‘singularly haughty character’, strutting ‘in full dress of the most superb and costly...
(c. 1710-1778), English cabinetmaker - John Cobb (Manitoba politician)John Cobb (Manitoba politician)John G. Cobb was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1959, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(d. 1959), Canadian politician) - John Cobb (motorist)John Cobb (motorist)John Rhodes Cobb was a British racing motorist. He made money as a director of fur brokers Anning, Chadwick and Kiver and could afford to specialise in large capacity motor-racing...
(1899–1952), British racing driver and record holder - John B. CobbJohn B. CobbJohn B. Cobb, Jr. is an American United Methodist theologian who played a crucial role in the development of process theology. He integrated Alfred North Whitehead's metaphysics into Christianity, and applied it to issues of social justice.-Biography:John Cobb was born in Kobe, Japan in 1925 to...
(b. 1925), American theologian - John N. CobbJohn N. CobbJohn Nathan Cobb was an author, naturalist, conservationist, canneryman, and educator who attained a high position in academia without the benefit of a college education...
(1868-1930), American fisheries researcher - John CobbeJohn CobbeJohn George Cobbe was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, United Party and the National Party. He was born in Ireland, and arrived in New Zealand in 1886....
(1859-1944), Irish-born New Zealand politician - John Cobb CooperJohn Cobb CooperJohn Cobb Cooper, Jr. was an American jurist, airline executive and presidential advisor.John Cooper Jr. was born in Jacksonville, Florida to John Cobb and Mary Coldwell Cooper. After graduating from Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, he was educated at Princeton University and received an A.B....
(1887-1967), American jurist, airline executive and presidential advisor - John Robert Cobb (1903-1967), American orthopedic surgeon for whom the Cobb angleCobb angleThe Cobb angle, named after the American orthopedic surgeon John Robert Cobb , was originally used to measure coronal plane deformity on antero-posterior plain radiographs in the classification of scoliosis...
is named
Ships
- NOAAS John N. Cobb, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries research ship in service from 1950 to 2008
See also
- Cobb (surname)Cobb (surname)-People:*Amasa Cobb, American politician*Andrew R. Cobb , Canadian architect*Arnett Cobb, American jazz tenor saxophonist*Artie Cobb, American poker player*Britt Cobb, American politician*Cully Cobb, American agricultural publisher...