John Cobb may refer to:
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John Cobb (Australian politician)
John Kenneth Cobb (born 11 February 1950) is a former Australian politician who served as a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2001 representing the Division of Parkes, and the Division of Calare ...
(born 1950), Australian politician
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John Cobb (cabinetmaker)
John Cobb (c.1710–1778) was an English cabinetmaker and upholsterer.
Biography
It is believed that John Cobb was apprenticed in 1729 to Timothy Money (fl 1724–59), a Norwich upholsterer.>Artfact (see link below) In 1755 he married Sukey, ...
(c. 1710–1778), English cabinetmaker
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John Cobb (Manitoba politician)
John Gordon Cobb (January 18, 1903 – August 20, 1959) 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.
The son of William John C ...
(1903–1959), Canadian politician
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John Cobb (pioneer)
John Cobb (19 May 1814 – 13 November 1893) was an American pioneer. He was born in Kentucky, then moved frequently from farm to farm in Midwestern United States before taking his family across the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains to Californ ...
(1814–1893), American pioneer settler in California
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John Cobb (racing driver)
John Rhodes Cobb (2 December 1899 – 29 September 1952) was an early to mid 20th century English racing motorist. He was three times holder of the World Land Speed Record, in 1938, 1939 and 1947, set at Bonneville Speedway in Utah, US. He was a ...
(1899–1952), British racing driver and record holder
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John B. Cobb
John Boswell Cobb, Jr. (born 9 February 1925) is an American theologian, philosopher, and environmentalist. Cobb is often regarded as the preeminent scholar in the field of process philosophy and process theology, the school of thought assoc ...
(born 1925), American theologian
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John Nathan Cobb
John Nathan Cobb (February 20, 1868 – January 13, 1930) was an American author, naturalist, conservationist, canneryman, and educator. He attained a high position in academia without the benefit of a college education. In a career that bega ...
(1868–1930), American fisheries researcher
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John Cobbe
John George Cobbe (1859 – 29 December 1944) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, United Party and the National Party.
Early life
Cobbe was born in King's County, Ireland, in 1859. He received his education in Tullamore and D ...
(1859–1944), Irish-born New Zealand politician
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John Cobb Cooper
John Cobb Cooper Jr. (September 18, 1887 – July 22, 1967) was an American lawyer, airline executive and presidential advisor.
After graduating from Princeton University, he joined the Florida Bar and later the U.S. Navy. Post World War I, he be ...
(1887–1967), American jurist, airline executive and presidential advisor
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John Robert Cobb
John Robert Cobb (1903–1967), was an American orthopedic surgeon, best known for inventing the Cobb angle, the preferred method of measuring the degree of scoliosis and post-traumatic kyphosis.
Education
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New Yor ...
(1903–1967), American orthopedic surgeon
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John Cobb (academic)
John Cobb, DCL (19 August 1678, in Adderbury – 10 December 1725, in Oxford) was a college leader in the first quarter of the 18th Century.
Dobson was educated at New College where he graduated BCL in 1705. He was Warden of New College, Oxford ...
(died 1725), warden of New College, Oxford
Ships
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NOAAS ''John N. Cobb'', a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries research ship in service from 1950 to 2008
See also
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Cobb (surname) Cobb is an English surname of Anglo-Saxon/Old Norse origin.
Notable people with the surname "Cobb" include
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* Abbie Cobb (born 1985), American actress
* Alex Cobb (born 1987), American baseball player
*Alf Cobb (1892–1974), American football ...
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