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Matthew Cobb 1898 - 1985

Matthew Cobb of Lumberton, Lamar County, Mississippi was born on May 4, 1898, and died at age 86 years old in February 1985.
Matthew Cobb
Lumberton, Lamar County, Mississippi 39455
May 4, 1898
February 1985
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  • 05/4
    1898

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    May 4, 1898
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  • 02/dd
    1985

    Death

    February 1985
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    Matthew Cobb lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1898, in the year that Matthew Cobb was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1935, Matthew was 37 years old when the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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