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Name	Cobb, Daniel P.
Born	17 Aug 1867
Birthplace	South Portland, Maine
Father	Harrison H. Cobb (1840-1869)
Mother	Mary Emily "Emma" Pillsbury
Education	Graduate of Cape Elizabeth High School in 1884
Spouse	Jenny Savage Blenn Hattie Peabbles
Children	Priscilla Cobb LaForge Katherine Pillsbury Cobb Mercier Isabelle Cobb Griffin
Occupation	Assistant Postmaster, Postmaster - South Portland, Maine Alderman, South Portland, Maine, 1914-1916 Farmer and timber operator Owned florist shop and greenhouse, 450 Preble Street, South Portland, Maine
Titles & honors	Grand Marshall - 75th Anniversary Parade, South Portland, Maine
Notes	After his father's death, his mother Emma Cobb married Captain Joseph Simonton. Throughout the 1930s, he was known for growing tobacco on his farm. It is also said that Cobb was the first farmer to grow iceberg lettuce east of the Mississippi. In the year of his death, Cobb was 106 years old - the oldest living Mason in the US, the oldest resident of South Portland, and the last living charter member of the Willard Engine and Ladder Company. Buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine
Deceased	14 Oct 1973

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