cobb, newton m
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Cobb, Newton, M; Newton M. Cobb
- Record count
- 10
- Sources
- census-1930,county_officials,court_cases,life_events,marriage_index
- Places seen
- Bloomfield, Mo.; Castor Township; Castor Township, Stoddard County, Missouri; Stoddard; Stoddard County
- First event date
- 1878-04-25
- Last event date
- None
Timeline — 4 events
- 1880-11-06 Bloomfield, Mo.. Took Walker's team and, covering Walker with his pistol, brought him to time; Walker threw up his hands and cast his pistol aside; also a defeated Sheriff candidate per the "Friendless" satire Co-mentioned: Albert Walker. Quote: ""when Newton M. Cobb took the team... succeeded in co…
- 1880-12-25 Bloomfield, Mo.. Fellow-townsman; candidate for sergeant-at-arms of the next general assembly [printed "Newton M. D. bb"] Quote: ""the candidacy of our fellow-townsman, Newton M. Cobb, for sergeant-at-arms of the next general assembly of this state""
- 1882-07-22 Stoddard County. Announced as a candidate for sheriff of Stoddard County Quote: "The announcement of Mr. Newton M. Cobb appears in this issue as a candidate for sheriff of this county."
- 1884-06-07 Stoddard County. Asks the voters of Stoddard county to re-elect him sheriff, arguing against the 'universal rule' limiting a sheriff to two terms Quote: "Newton M. Cobb asks the voters of Stoddard county to re-elect him if they believe he is deserving of it."
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