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Members of his committee include William N. Chandler '41, McCrea H. Cobb '39, Henry P. Day '41, William H. McElwain '41, Douglas Mercer '40, Jere J. Nelson '41, Hamlin D. Smith '41, and Prescott H. Wellman...
...Augustus Cobb, a New York lawyer, graduated from the Law School in 1872, and when he died in 1930, he left his entire estate in trust for the benefit of his brother, Edward Benedict Cobb. The brother, as life tenant of the estate, had the benefit of it until his death, which occurred last Thanksgiving Day, and the Augustus Cobb estate was then divided into two parts, one going to six New York charities, and the other to Harvard...
Even less is known about Augustus Cobb, except that the practice of law attracted him considerably longer than it did his brother. Neither brother "made" Who's Who, and Augustus was not considered prominent in Alumni affairs...
...clause in Mr. Cobb's will establishing the Fund, referred to Professor Washburn as a "learned and greatly beloved professor, who rendered eminent services to the School by long years of devotion to its interests. By his method of instruction, noble character and ever-friendly encouragement, he was an inspiration to his students to a remarkable degree, and, though half a century and more has passed since then, yet his memory is still treasured in a affection by those once members of his classes who still survive...
...Cobb, and his brother Edward Benedict Cobb, who was also a New York attorney for a time, both inherited large sums from their father. Benedict Cobb was a graduate of Yale in 1872, and his will, made public last month, revealed a long infra-family rivalry, for Benedict Cobb left nearly $1,800,00 to the New Haven institution...