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  New Georgia Encyclopedia: Howell Cobb (1815-1868)
A mid-nineteenth-century politician, Howell Cobb served as congressman (1843-51; 1855-57), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1849-51), governor of Georgia (1851-53), and secretary of the treasury (1857-60).
Cobb was born in Jefferson County on September 7, 1815, the eldest child of John and Sarah Cobb.
During Cobb's tenure at the Treasury Department, the financial panic of 1857 beset the nation.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-615   (1040 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Thomas R. R. Cobb (1823-1862)
Thomas R. Cobb was one of antebellum Georgia's foremost legal authorities and most outspoken advocates of slavery and of secession from the Union.
Cobb attended the University of Georgia, graduated at the top of his class, and was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1842.
Cobb was a deeply religious man and a leader in the Presbyterian church in Athens.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2487   (1097 words)

  
 American President   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Howell Cobb was born in 1815 in Cobbham (Jefferson County), Georgia.
Cobb resigned from Congress in 1851 and returned to Georgia, where he defended the compromise and became governor, a post he held from 1851 to 1853.
Cobb served in that post from 1857 to 1860, devoting most of his attention to issues surrounding the Panic of 1857.
www.americanpresident.org /history/jamesbuchanan/cabinet/SecretaryoftheTreasury/HowellCobb/email.html   (329 words)

  
 COBB, Howell
Howell Cobb was elected as a Democrat to the US Congress (1843-1851) and served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage and then Speaker of the House of Representatives (22 Dec 1849 - 3 Mar 1851).
Cobb was considered for the presidency of Confederate States, but eventually Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens were elected president and vice president.
Cobb presided over five sessions of the provisional Congress until 17 Feb 1862, when the Congress adjourned on the eve of inauguration of permanent congress composed of Senate and House of Representatives.
www.archontology.org /nations/csa/cobb.php   (420 words)

  
 Benning*Cobb*Russell Genealogy
Robert Cobbs appeared in 1651 as a church warden and as a resident of the County of York.
Sarah Cobb, a daughter of the old patriarch of Columbia, married John Benning, an officer of the Revolution, whose family escutcheon was brought to this country by Francois Benin, a refugee from France.
Howell, Judge of the city court of Athens, and father of Thomas R.R., a brilliant young lawyer, whose widow, nee, Maude Barker, is a former State Librarian.
www.angelfire.com /ga/benningcobbrussel   (4101 words)

  
 Howell Cobb
COBB, Howell, statesman, born in Cherry Hill, Jefferson County, Georgia, 7 September, 1815; died in New York City, 9 October, 1868.
Cobb was not a member; but, having done his utmost to organize the opposition, he was withdrawn from civil office, not being a favorite with Jefferson Davis.
Cobb was a Presbyterian, took much interest in religious and educational matters, and gave largely to the Lucy Cobb Institute.
www.famousamericans.net /howellcobb2   (836 words)

  
 Morrison: Howell Cobb and Dick Cheney: 19th and 21st Century Men of Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Howell Cobb of Georgia was the incarnation of the cotton planter and the political face of slavery.Vice President Dick Cheney is the most outspoken champion of the Empire of Oil.
Cobb¹s rise and then fall parallels the career of Richard Cheney from aggressive go-getter in Washington for dick Nixon and Do Rumsfeld, to Secretary of Defense under the first President Bush, to conservative Wyoming Congressman, to Haliburton President, and now Vice-President of the U.S., and grey eminence shaping the failed Presidency of George W. Bush.
Like Cobb, Cheney sees the would through a monochromatic lens conditioned by the needs of the oil empire, much as Howell Cobb governed in accord with his perception of the needs of slavery and slavers and their betterment.
www.politicsnh.com /press_releases/2004/April/4_23morr.shtml   (3666 words)

  
 Cobb, Howell --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Cobb was born into the antebellum plantation elite and grew up in Athens, Ga. He was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1834, studied law for two years, and in 1836 was admitted…
Cobb was killed in a jet-propelled hydroplane during an attempt to break the world motorboat record.
Cobb, Irvin S. journalist and humorist Irvin S. Cobb was known for his colloquial handling of familiar situations with ironical, penetrating humor.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9024529?tocId=9024529   (742 words)

  
 Howell Cobb, Georgia governor, Speaker of the House, Presidential candidate
Despite his success, Cobb's wife was unhappy with his career because, she said, "politics" is like a "filthy pool--now and then throwing up mud and slime from the bottom." Although Cobb was the product of a Protestant family and region, he defended the rights of Catholics against the attacks of the American Party (Know-Nothings).
Cobb became a leader in the Unionist Party, which was opposed by a secession-favoring Southern Rights Party, which was recognized at the national level by the Democratic party.
Some believe that Cobb's pro-secession stance was purely opportunistic, and that he was not really convinced that the South's position with Lincoln in the presidency was hopeless.
ngeorgia.com /people/cobb.html   (1108 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Howell Cobb (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Jefferson co., Ga. In 1837 he became solicitor general of the western judicial circuit of Georgia, a district populated largely by small farmers of Unionist sentiments.
Cobb united with the Whigs in Georgia to win approval of the Compromise of 1850.
Cobb was returned to Congress in 1855, and in 1857 President Buchanan appointed him Secretary of the Treasury.
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 Howell Cobb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815–October 9, 1868) was an American political figure.
He served as a Congressman and in the Presidential Cabinet of James Buchanan and then in the civic and military service of Civil War-era Georgia and the Confederate States of America.
U.S. Treasury - Biography of Secretary Howell Cobb
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Howell_Cobb   (360 words)

  
 Cobb, Thomas Reade Rootes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Cobb was admitted to the bar in 1842 and took the position of reporter for the state Supreme Court.
But Cobb was argumentative and did not get along well with many of the other legislators, not understanding why his suggestions were not immediately implemented.
In October of 1862 he took command of a brigade formerly led by his brother Howell Cobb, and was promoted to brigadier general.
www.wvu.edu /~lawfac/jelkins/lp-2001/cobb.html   (478 words)

  
 USLHT Howell Cobb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Howell Cobb was appointed the 22nd Secretary of the Treasury.
As a congressman, Cobb supported the presidential campaign of James Buchanan, and the victorious Buchanan rewarded him with the appointment.
The 90-ton, wooden-hulled Lighthouse Service tender Howell Cobb was built in New York in 1857 and entered commissioned service as a supply tender on 5 September 1857.
www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Cobb_LHT_1857.html   (141 words)

  
 U.S. Treasury - Biography of Secretary Howell Cobb
Howell Cobb was appointed to be the 22nd
It was not until 1860, Cobb's last year in office, that Congress passed a bill to raise revenue through higher tariffs.
When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, Cobb, a Southerner, believing that this justified secession, resigned from the cabinet urging his native state of Georgia to leave the Union.
www.ustreas.gov /education/history/secretaries/hcobb.html   (241 words)

  
 COBB, Howell (1815-1868) Guide to Research Papers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The papers concern the Georgia tax system, Whig and Democratic politics in Georgia, Howell Cobb’s work in Congress and as Secretary of the Treasury, disaffection with the Confederate government in Georgia, and military activities, including a letter from Robert Toombs in 1863 about raising a regiment for home defense.
The papers also include a letter from Howell Cobb to Joseph E. Brown in April 1865 about sending troops to aid Alabama, as well as a letter to Howell Cobb from his wife, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, describing a state dinner and a party at the White House for the Prince of Wales.
Howell Cobb writes regarding the return of P. Vroom’s household and personal effects from Berlin where he resided as Minister to Prussia.
bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=C000548   (517 words)

  
 cobb family genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At the same time there was another Howell Cobb who was orphaned and lived in Houston County GA He was a prolific writer of legal and religious material much of which was mistakenly attributed to the Governor.
Except for Thomas Reade Roots Cobb (1823-1862) he was a law professor, politician, General Officer, CSA, raised a regiment, Cobb’s Legion and was promoted to Brigadier General on 11/1/1862, he was mortally wounded on 12/13/1862 leading his Brigade in the at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
COBB, (C.S.A. was born September 07, 1815 in Cherry Hill, GA. (Jefferson Co.), and died October 09, 1868 in New York City, New York.
www.georgiakellys.com /cobb.htm   (6463 words)

  
 Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice: Judge Cobb cases
Judge Cobb, 82, was appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan in 1985.
Judge Cobb is survived by his wife, Amelie, six children and 22 grandchildren, with the 23rd on the way.
Judge Cobb held that federal question jurisdiction existed over the state-law claims because they were dependent on construction and application of the federal tax code.
mcsmith.blogs.com /eastern_district_of_texas/judge_cobb_cases   (304 words)

  
 TDGH - September 9
Lawyer and politician Howell Cobb born was born in Jefferson County, Georgia.
Cobb also became active in politics and in 1841 was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Cobb served as president of the provisional Confederate Congress, after which he raised a regiment and left for the battle front.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/tdgh-sep/sep09.htm   (1199 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Howell
Morton Howell — of Waynesfield, Auglaize County, Ohio.
Howell, Nathaniel Woodhull (1770-1851) — of New York.
Howell, William — of Logan, Cache County, Utah.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/howell.html   (907 words)

  
 HOWELL COBB - LoveToKnow Article on HOWELL COBB
HOWELL COBB - LoveToKnow Article on HOWELL COBB
From the close of the war until his death he vigorously opposed the Reconstruction Acts.
To properly cite this HOWELL COBB article in your work, copy the complete reference below:
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CO/COBB_HOWELL.htm   (276 words)

  
 Joseph Henry Lumpkin family papers, 1821-1862 (bulk 1852-1857)
Lumpkin thinks Cobb's illness could be related to the recent death of Cobb's daughter, Lucy Cobb.
Howell Cobb's plans for Christmas entertainment and a trip to Kentucky taken by Colonel Fulton and his bride, Virginia, in order to pay a visit to Fulton's brother.
Howell Cobb not knowing of your absence -- has sent up a great many kind messages for you to come down and assist at her entertainment -- The weather has been wretched eve
dlg.galileo.usg.edu /hargrett/lumpkin/jhl0077.php   (700 words)

  
 Cobb, Thomas Reade Rootes on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the Georgia secession convention he was chairman of the committee that wrote a new state constitution (1861) and helped write the Confederate Constitution.
In the Civil War he organized and led Cobb's Legion.
Cobb House bears weight of history Confederate roots light controversy
www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Cobb-T1ho.asp   (190 words)

  
 Howell Cobb Stamp
The stamps were all engraved, carmine in color, and portrayed former U.S. Secretaries of the Treasury.
To prevent reuse, the revenue stamps were reissued each year with an overprint indicating the year.
The larger denominations (including the Cobb stamp shown above) were issued annually from 1940 to 1958, with the above example part of the initial 1940 series.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/cobbstamp.htm   (169 words)

  
 COBB, Howell (1815-1868) Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Cobb, of Georgia, delivered in the House of representatives, December 21, 1855.
Howell Cobb, of Georgia, delivered in Concord, N.H., at a mass meeting of the Democratic Party of Merrimac County.
Gannon, Nell W. “Howell Cobb: A Political Biography.” Ph.D. diss., University of California, Berkeley, 1933.
bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=C000548   (281 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Cobb
Cobb, Philander — of Cove, Polk County, Ark. Republican.
Cobb, Russell — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Republican.
Cobb, Williamson Robert Winfield (1807-1864) — of Alabama.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/cobb.html   (905 words)

  
 Cobb Surname DNA Project
If there are those of the Cobb surname who wish to explore participating in the Cobb DNA Project, please communicate your interest to Project Coordinator, Robert C. Stricklin, e-mail rstrickl@oregonvos.net as soon as possible.
The Cobb genealogical researchers will need to determine the name of this individual(s) and the proof with their traditional research.
James Harrison and Minnie Ann Cobb were in Indian Territory until at least Apr 1898, then appear in Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas, for the 1900 Census, and in Star, Haskell County, Oklahoma, for the 1910 Census.
www.clanlindsay.com /cobb_surname_dna_project.htm   (419 words)

  
 Howell Research Room ~ Inscriptions of the Howell family in the Howell Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia
Howell Research Room ~ Inscriptions of the Howell family in the Howell Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia
The Howell family cemetery is located on Queen Mills Road in Cobb County, Georgia.
When the land was sold to the State of Georgia for the building of Interstate 75, an acre of land was deeded to the estate to maintain a family cemetery.
howellresearch.com /howellcem-GA.htm   (110 words)

  
 Howell Cobb Brewer descendants -- Family Tree page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Howell Cobb Brewer was Justice of the Peace in Hawkins Co. Tn 1830-42, prob.
That's the way he tells it, but a relative wrote that he was raised in Buncome Co. NC and initially moved to Hancock Co., Tn.
Howell joined the Missionary Baptist Church 1832.When he died he had 133 grandchildren living, and approximately 200 great-grandchildren.
patriot.net /~crouch/tree/cobb.html   (223 words)

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