George Hamilton Cobb

Background

Cobb, George Hamilton was born on August 16, 1911 in St. Louis. Son of George H. and Julia L. (Middleton) Cobb.

Education

Student, Oklahoma State University, 1930. Student, University Nebraska, 1934. Bachelor of Science, University Kansas, 1939.

Career

Petroleum engineer Kerr-McGee Corporation, Oklahoma City, 1939-1941, production superintendent, 1942-1947, production manager, 1948-1953, assistant to president, 1953-1956, vice president exploration, 1959-1960, vice president minerals division, 1960-1963, vice president exploration research, 1964-1967, senior vice president, 1968-1971, executive vice president, 1968-1976, chairman operating committee, 1968-1976, consultant, since 1976. Owner Three Forks Ranch, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. Executive vice president Kermac Nuclear Fuels Corporation, Oklahoma City, since 1956.

Associate director; director Community Bank of City, Oklahoma City.

Achievements

• George Hamilton Cobb has been listed as a noteworthy oil, mineral consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Institute Mechanical Engineering, American Petroleum Institute, American Association Petroleum Geologists, New Mexico, Colorado mining associations, Western Heritage Center.

Connections

Married Esther Victoria Preston, November 30, 1957. Children: Carolyn Rozella Martinson, David Dean (deceased).

Father:

George H. Cobb

Mother:

Julia L. (Middleton) Cobb

Spouse:

Esther Victoria Preston

child:

Carolyn Rozella Martinson Cobb

child:

David Dean Cobb (deceased)