Cobb, Collier, 1893-1982
Variant namesCollier Cobb, Jr. (1893-1982) was a Chapel Hill, N.C. business leader and long-time chairman of the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
Cobb received an A.B. degree in 1914 and a B.S. degree in engineering in 1915 from UNC-Chapel Hill.
From 1938-1952 Cobb was a member of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, serving as president of the commission for 10 years.
He was a trustee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1945-1953, serving as chairman of the building committee at the time N.C. Memorial Hospital was begun.
He was the son of Collier Cobb, Sr. (1862-1934), a professor of geology at UNC-Chapel Hill for many years, and the father of Collier Cobb, III (1928-2000) of Chapel Hill.
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| referencedIn | Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina (System) Records, 1932-1972 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives and Records Service | |
| referencedIn | Cobb Family Papers, 1792-1975, (bulk 1874-1975) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | University of North Carolina (System) Board of Trustees. Building Committee (UNC-CH). Records of the Building Committee (UNC-CH) of the Board of Trustees, 1945-1953. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Research Triangle Foundation Records, 1955-1999 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection |
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| childOf | Cobb, Collier, 1862-1934 | person |
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| founderOf | Collier Cobb and Associates, Inc. | corporateBody |
| parentOf | Collier, Cobb III | person |
| associatedWith | Research Trianlge Foundation. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Research Trianlge Foundation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of North Carolina (System) Board of Trustees. Building Committee (UNC-CH) | corporateBody |
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| Orange County | NC | US | |
| Lilesville | NC | US |
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Birth 1893-12-23
Death 1982-10-11
