Samuel C. Cobb

Early life and education Cobb was born May 22, 1826, in Taunton, Massachusetts to David George Washington Cobb and Abby (Crocker) Cobb. Cobb's paternal grandfather was Massachusetts politician David Cobb. In 1851, he entered a business partnership with Josiah Wheelwright which lasted until August 1858 when they dissolved their firm by mutual consent when Wheelwright retired. From then until 1878, Cobb continued in business alone.

Elected in 1860,

The event of greatest historical interest during Mayor Cobb's administration was the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is related that on this occasion many men who had taken leading parts in the war of the rebellion, both Unionists and Confederates, met for the first time in peace.

Cobb unsuccessfully attempted to get the Boston City Council to adopt a new city charter.

For much of his business career in Boston, Cobb lived on Highland Street in Roxbury. However, in 1878, he moved elsewhere in Boston and lived on Boylston Street. Prior to his move he attended the church led by his neighbor, Rev. George Putnam. However, after he moved to Boylston Street he began attending the First Church in Boston.

In 1870, amid rigorous business work and aldermanic work, Cobb began to suffer poor health. He never fully recovered. Though he did not present as being in poor health, for much of the rest of his life he suffered health problems.

Death In 1890, Cobb was privately suffering from pain and disease. He hid his ailments from the public, and continued to carry out his obligations until be urged by a physician to cease working. After weeks of pain, he died on February 18, 1891. His burial was at Forest Hills Cemetery.