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| − | '''Howell Cobb''' | + | [[Image:HowellCobb.jpg|thumb|300px|Photo of Howell Cobb]] |
| + | '''Howell Cobb''' (1815 - 1868) was a Representative from [[Georgia]]; born in “Cherry Hill,” Jefferson County, Georgia, September 7, 1815. | ||
* Moved with his father to [[Athens]], Ga., in childhood | * Moved with his father to [[Athens]], Ga., in childhood | ||
* Was graduated from Franklin College (then a part of the [[University of Georgia]]), at Athens in 1834 | * Was graduated from Franklin College (then a part of the [[University of Georgia]]), at Athens in 1834 | ||
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* Was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Athens, Ga., in 1836 | * Was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Athens, Ga., in 1836 | ||
* [[solicitor general]] of the western judicial circuit of Georgia 1837-1841 | * [[solicitor general]] of the western judicial circuit of Georgia 1837-1841 | ||
| − | * Elected as a [[Democrat]] to the Twenty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1843 | + | * Elected as a [[Democrat]] to the Twenty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1851) |
* Chairman, Committee on Mileage (Twenty-eighth Congress) | * Chairman, Committee on Mileage (Twenty-eighth Congress) | ||
* [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Thirty-first Congress) | * [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Thirty-first Congress) | ||
* [[Governor]] of Georgia 1851-1853 | * [[Governor]] of Georgia 1851-1853 | ||
| − | * Elected to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 | + | * Elected to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857) |
* [[Secretary of the Treasury]] in the Cabinet of President [[James Buchanan|Buchanan]] and served from March 6, 1857, to December 10, 1860, when he resigned | * [[Secretary of the Treasury]] in the Cabinet of President [[James Buchanan|Buchanan]] and served from March 6, 1857, to December 10, 1860, when he resigned | ||
* Chairman of the convention of delegates from the [[Civil War|seceded States]] which assembled in [[Montgomery]], Ala., on February 24, 1861, to form a [[Confederacy|Confederate Government]] | * Chairman of the convention of delegates from the [[Civil War|seceded States]] which assembled in [[Montgomery]], Ala., on February 24, 1861, to form a [[Confederacy|Confederate Government]] | ||
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[[Category:Former United States Representatives]] | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Speakers of the House | + | [[Category:Speakers of the United States House of Representatives]] |
[[Category:American Civil War]] | [[Category:American Civil War]] | ||
| + | [[Category:United States Secretaries of the Treasury]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:30, June 22, 2021
Howell Cobb (1815 - 1868) was a Representative from Georgia; born in “Cherry Hill,” Jefferson County, Georgia, September 7, 1815.
- Moved with his father to Athens, Ga., in childhood
- Was graduated from Franklin College (then a part of the University of Georgia), at Athens in 1834
- Studied law
- Was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Athens, Ga., in 1836
- solicitor general of the western judicial circuit of Georgia 1837-1841
- Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1851)
- Chairman, Committee on Mileage (Twenty-eighth Congress)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives (Thirty-first Congress)
- Governor of Georgia 1851-1853
- Elected to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857)
- Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet of President Buchanan and served from March 6, 1857, to December 10, 1860, when he resigned
- Chairman of the convention of delegates from the seceded States which assembled in Montgomery, Ala., on February 24, 1861, to form a Confederate Government
- Appointed a brigadier general in the Confederate Army February 13, 1862, and promoted to major general September 9, 1863
- Surrendered at Macon, Ga., April 20, 1864
- Died in New York City October 9, 1868
- Interment in Oconee Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Ga.