COBB, Carlos, merchant, born in Athens, on 28 February, 1815; died in Tarrytown, New York, 16 September, 1877. He was admitted to the bar in Rochester. New York, where he practiced law for several years. Becoming interested in geology, he made a large collection of fossils, some of which he gave to Yale College, and others to the Metropolitan museum. In 1845-'6 he was geologist to a party commissioned by the Canadian government to survey the northern shore of Lake Superior, and his report was published in connection with that of the commission. He entered the produce commission business in Buffalo, New York, in 1847, and in 1859-'60 prepared a pro-rata tax bill, which was defeated in the legislature. He removed to New York in 1862, when he became a member of the produce exchange, and was the first chairman of its committee on grain. Many reforms were instituted in the exchange by his efforts. Mr. Cobb was a man of fine presence and dignified bearing, a genial and delightful companion. Though a democrat in politics, he invested his fortune in government bonds in the darkest days of the war.