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==Background==

==Background==

Cobb was born near Hatton in Polk County in western Arkansas, to the lumberman Philander Cobb (born 1869), who in 1916 was a vocal supporter of the Republican nominee, [[Charles Evans Hughes]], who narrowly lost the election to [[U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Cobb's mother was the former Ida Sublette, a songwriter, playwright, poet, and the author of four books.<ref>Osro Cobb, ''Osro Cobb of Arkansas:  Memoirs of Historical Significance'', Carol Griffee, ed., ([[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]]: Rose Publishing Company, 1989), pp. 3, 6.</ref> In his memoirs, Cobb recalls that his mother "always made me feel that I was destined to do great things and make a meaningful contribution to my state and country of which she would be proud. She instilled in me the belief that by doing my very best, almost any objective I might seek would be within my grasp. She was right."<ref>Cobb, p. 7.</ref> 

Cobb was born near Hatton in Polk County, located within western Arkansas. His father was lumberman Philander Cobb (born 1869), who in 1916 was a vocal supporter of the Republican nominee, [[Charles Evans Hughes]], who narrowly lost the election to [[U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Cobb's mother was the former Ida Sublette, a songwriter, playwright, poet, and the author of four books.<ref>Osro Cobb, ''Osro Cobb of Arkansas:  Memoirs of Historical Significance'', Carol Griffee, ed., ([[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]]: Rose Publishing Company, 1989), pp. 3, 6.</ref> In his memoirs, Cobb recalls that his mother:<ref>Cobb, p. 7.</ref>

 

{{cquote|...always made me feel that I was destined to do great things and make a meaningful contribution to my state and country of which she would be proud. She instilled in me the belief that by doing my very best, almost any objective I might seek would be within my grasp. She was right.}}

    

    

Reared mostly in Caddo Gap in Montgomery County, Arkansas, Cobb as a child often accompanied his father to work and hence developed an interest in the family business and later in the law as well.<ref>Cobb, p. 9.</ref>

Reared mostly in Caddo Gap in Montgomery County, Arkansas, Cobb as a child often accompanied his father to work and hence developed an interest in the family business and later in the law as well.<ref>Cobb, p. 9.</ref>