George Gordon Cobley

Background

Cobley, George Gordon was born on August 6, 1919 in Sumas, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of William Henry and Anne (Myers) Cobley.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Washington, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia, 1944.

Career

Intern King County Hospital, Seattle, 1944-1945. Resident pediatrics Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, 1945-1947. Practice pediatrics Santa Monica, California, 1947-1985.

Clinical instructor pediatrics University California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1954-1962, assistant clinical professor pediatrics, 1963-1966, clinical professor pediatrics, 1966-1986. Vice president staff St. Johns Hospital, 1972, president staff, 1974-1975. Member Optimist International, since 1948, vice president, 1959-1960, international president, 1963-1964.

Achievements

• George Gordon Cobley has been listed as a noteworthy physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Boys Clubs, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Community Chest. Served to captain Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1951-1953. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics.

Member Los Angeles County Medical Association (vice president Bay District branch 1962), American Medical Association, Delta Upsilon.

Connections

Married Mildred Overheu, May 16, 1946. Children– George Gordon II, Candice Ann (Mistress Charles Burrow).

Father:

William Henry Cobley

Mother:

Anne (Myers) Cobley

Spouse:

Mildred Overheu

child:

Candice Ann Cobley (Mistress Charles Burrow)

child:

George Gordon II Cobley