Osro Cobb

Osro Cobb
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
1954–1962
Preceded byJames T. Gooch
Succeeded byRobert D. Smith Jr
Arkansas Republican Party State Chairman
In office
1932–1955
Preceded byAndrew J. Russell
Succeeded byBen C. Henley
Personal details
Born(1904-05-28)May 28, 1904
Hatton, Arkansas, US
DiedJanuary 18, 1996(1996-01-18) (aged 91)
Little Rock, Arkansas, US
Spouse(s)Audrey Umsted (m. 1938–1976, her death)
Martha Jane Rebsamen (m. 1977–1996, his death)
ChildrenOne adopted son, Two stepchildren
Parent(s)Philander and Ida Sublette Cobb
ResidenceLittle Rock, Arkansas
Alma materHenderson State University
University of Arkansas (LL.B.)
OccupationAttorney

Osro Cobb (May 28, 1904 – January 18, 1996) was a Republican lawyer who worked to establish a two-party system in the US state of Arkansas. In 1926, he was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives from Montgomery County and served as the only Republican member in the chamber for two two-year terms. He was the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas during the Little Rock Crisis of 1957–1958. He served a year on the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1966 as a temporary appointee of Democratic Governor Orval Faubus.