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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Cobb, John Storer}}'''. English barrister and Doctor of Laws; at one time Editor of the ''New Era'' magazine, the organ of the Reformed Jews in New York. Was a leader in the Cremation Movement. He assisted in the formation of The Theosophical Society, and was elected its Recording Secretary. In 1878 he was sent as Presidential Agent by the Council of the T.S. in New York, to assist in the formation of the British Theos. Society. He seems to have lost interest soon after and was heard of no more. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Cobb, John Storer}}'''. English barrister and Doctor of Laws; at one time Editor of the ''New Era'' magazine, the organ of the Reformed Jews in New York. Was a leader in the Cremation Movement. He assisted in the formation of The Theosophical Society, and was elected its Recording Secretary. In 1878 he was sent as Presidential Agent by the Council of the T.S. in New York, to assist in the formation of the British Theos. Society. He seems to have lost interest soon after and was heard of no more. | ||
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|detail = vol. 1, p. 449 | |detail = vol. 1, p. 449 | ||
|link = Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#449 | |link = Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#449 | ||
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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Cobb, John Storer}}'''. English barrister and Dr. of Laws. At one time, Editor of the ''New Era'' magazine, organ of the Reform Jews published in New York from 1870 to 1876. Was greatly interested in the early Cremation Movement. Became one of the CoFounders of The Theosophical Society, in 1875, and was sent as Presidential Agent by the Council in New York, to assist in the {{Page aside|366}}formation of the British Theosophical Society, 1878. Soon lost interest and disappeared. | |||
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|author = Boris de Zirkoff | |||
|title = H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings | |||
|detail = vol. 7, pp. 365-366 | |||
|link = Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#365 | |||
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