The son of William John Cobb and Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, he was born in Melita, Manitoba, was educated there and went on to attend agricultural college. He worked in banks for a number of years before being hired at a garage in Melita. In 1953, he opened his own garage with his brother in Melita, later adding a service station and restaurant. Cobb served on the town council and was mayor of Melita for six years.[1]
Cobb was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election,[2] defeating Liberal-Progressive candidate John McRae by forty votes in the rural, southwestern riding of Arthur. He was re-elected in the 1959 election,[2] defeated McCrae by a greater margin.
Cobb was a backbench supporter of Dufferin Roblin's government during his time in the legislature. He died in Melita three months and seven days after the 1959 campaign.[1]
john, cobb, canadian, politician, john, gordon, cobb, january, 1903, august, 1959, politician, manitoba, canada, served, legislative, assembly, manitoba, from, 1958, 1959, member, progressive, conservative, party, william, john, cobb, mary, elizabeth, lloyd, b. John Gordon Cobb January 18 1903 1 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 2 The son of William John Cobb and Mary Elizabeth Lloyd he was born in Melita Manitoba was educated there and went on to attend agricultural college He worked in banks for a number of years before being hired at a garage in Melita In 1953 he opened his own garage with his brother in Melita later adding a service station and restaurant Cobb served on the town council and was mayor of Melita for six years 1 Cobb was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election 2 defeating Liberal Progressive candidate John McRae by forty votes in the rural southwestern riding of Arthur He was re elected in the 1959 election 2 defeated McCrae by a greater margin Cobb was a backbench supporter of Dufferin Roblin s government during his time in the legislature He died in Melita three months and seven days after the 1959 campaign 1 References edit a b c John Gordon Jack Cobb 1903 1959 Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 2013 09 12 a b c MLA Biographies Deceased Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Archived from the original on 2014 03 30 nbsp nbsp This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Cobb Canadian politician amp oldid 1169723029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
