Thomas Willis Cobb (1784 – February 1, 1830) was an American politician who served as a United States representative and Senator from Georgia.
Thomas Willis Cobb | |
|---|---|
| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| In office December 6, 1824 – November 7, 1828 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Ware |
| Succeeded by | Oliver H. Prince |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | Wilson Lumpkin |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Cuthbert |
| In office March 4, 1823 – December 6, 1824 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Richard H. Wilde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1784 Columbia County, Georgia |
| Died | February 1, 1830 (aged 45–46) Greensboro, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Biography
editBorn in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Lexington, Georgia. He moved to Greensboro and was elected as a Representative to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1821. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Seventeenth Congress, but was elected to the Eighteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1823, to December 6, 1824, when he resigned, having been elected to the U.S. Senate; while a Representative during the Eighteenth Congress, he was chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures. He was elected to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Nicholas Ware and served from December 6, 1824, until his resignation in 1828. The press announced that he would "probably resign" in August 1828,[1] and his successor, Oliver H. Prince, took office in November 1828.[2] Cobb was a judge of the superior court of Georgia, and died in Greensboro in 1830. Cobb County, Georgia is named in his honor and its county seat, Marietta, is named for his wife Mary.[3] He was a slaveowner and the cousin of Confederate Generals Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb and Howell Cobb.[4]
References
edit- ^ "We regret to learn". Richmond Enquirer. August 29, 1828. p. 3.
- ^ "Prince, Oliver Hillhouse". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 143. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-02-14, retrieved 2022-03-06
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Thomas W. Cobb (id: C000553)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Cobb, Thomas W. "[Letter] 1821 Apr. 22, Washington [D.C. to] George Troup / Thomas W. Cobb". Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 21 February 2018.