United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office 1954–1962
Preceded by
James T. Gooch
Succeeded by
Robert D. Smith, Jr
Arkansas Republican Party State Chairman
In office 1932–1955
Preceded by
Andrew J. Russell
Succeeded by
Ben C. Henley
Personal details
Born
(1904-05-28)May 28, 1904 Hatton, Arkansas, US
Died
January 18, 1996(1996-01-18) (aged 91) Little Rock, Arkansas, US
Spouse(s)
Audrey Umsted (m. 1938–1976, her death) Martha Jane Rebsamen (m. 1977–1996, his death)
Children
One adopted son, Two stepchildren
Parent(s)
Philander and Ida Sublette Cobb
Residence
Little Rock, Arkansas
Alma mater
Henderson State University University of Arkansas (LL.B.)
Occupation
Attorney
Osro Cobb (May 28, 1904 – January 18, 1996) was a Republican lawyer who worked to establish a two-party system in the US state of Arkansas. In 1926, he was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives from Montgomery County and served as the only Republican member in the chamber for two two-year terms. He was the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas during the Little Rock Crisis of 1957–1958. He served a year on the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1966 as a temporary appointee of Democratic Governor Orval Faubus.
OsroCobb (May 28, 1904 – January 18, 1996) was a Republican lawyer who worked to establish a two-party system in the US state of Arkansas. In 1926, he...
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animosity developed between Landon and then U.S. President Herbert Hoover. OsroCobb of Arkansas, a friend of both men, tried to bring about a reconciliation...
reformed the tiny Republican Party to set the stage for the future. In 1964, OsroCobb, a Republican former state chairman who had also served as United States...
Arkansas. Democratic nominee Carl E. Bailey defeated Republican nominee OsroCobb. The Democratic primary election was held on 14 August 1936. Incumbent...
Chapter – Regt. History". Red-devils.org. Retrieved 24 June 2013. OsroCobb, OsroCobb of Arkansas: Memoirs of Historical Significance, Carol Griffee, ed...
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original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013. Cobb, Osro (1989). Griffee, Carol (ed.). OsroCobb of Arkansas: Memoirs of Historical Significance. Little...
disturbances related to the desegregation of Little Rock's Central High School. OsroCobb, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, recalls that Walker...
com. Retrieved April 9, 2012. Arkansas Gazette, November 3, 1930 OsroCobb, OsroCobb of Arkansas: Memoirs of Historical Significance, Carol Griffee, ed...
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Cobb (1942–2023), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi Nelson Cobb (1811–1894), associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court Osro Cobb...
both Democrats, and State Representative OsroCobb, then the only Republican in the Arkansas legislature. Cobb had been invited to meet with Coolidge before...
Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson, and Republican State Representative OsroCobb of Montgomery County in proposing the establishment of a second national...
state House at the time, OsroCobb of Montgomery County, had been out of the chamber when his name was called. Upon his return, Cobb cast the tie-breaking...
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