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Howell Cobb
American politician (1815–1868).
External Pages About Howell Cobb
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
U.S. National Archives
ISNI
Wikipedia | Howell Cobb
Wikiquote | Howell Cobb
Statements about
Howell Cobb
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Jefferson County
Place of Death
New York City
Country of Citizenship
United States
Confederate States of America
Occupation
Politician
Army Officer
Position Held
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
United States Secretary of the Treasury
(3/7/1857 - 12/8/1860)
Series Ordinal
:
22
Replaces
:
James Guthrie
Start Time
:
3/7/1857
End Time
:
12/8/1860
Governor of Georgia
(11/5/1851 - 11/9/1853)
Series Ordinal
:
40
Replaces
:
George W. Towns
Replaced By
:
Herschel V. Johnson
Start Time
:
11/5/1851
End Time
:
11/9/1853
Member of the United States House of Representatives
Date of Birth
9/7/1815
Date of Death
10/9/1868
Member of Political Party
Democratic Party
Educated At
University of Georgia
Instance Of
Human
Image
Employer
University of Georgia
United States Department of the Treasury
Given Name
Howell
Commons Gallery
Howell Cobb
Name in Native Language
Howell Cobb
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Work Location
Washington, D.C.
Montgomery
Richmond
Place of Burial
Georgia
Family Name
Cobb
Archives At
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Mother
Sarah Robinson Rootes
Child
Father
John Addison Cobb, Jr.
Described by Source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Sibling
Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb
Andrew Jackson Cobb
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Cobb, Howell
Replaced By
:
Philip Francis Thomas
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