Dictionary of Indian Biography/Cobb, James

by Charles Edward Buckland

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COBB, JAMES (1756–1818)

Appointed a clerk in the Secretary's office at the India House, March 28, 1771 : became Assistant Secretary, June 2, 1802 : Secretary, Jan. 7, 1814 : between 1779 and 1809, he wrote a large number of pieces of various kinds for the stage : died 1818.