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He also served as a Secretary of Treasury under President James Buchanan (1857-1860) and Governor of Georgia (1851-1853). The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by James Buchanan Jr (April 23 1791 – June 1 1868 was the fifteenth President of the United States (1857–1861 Colonial governors James Oglethorpe, Resident Trustee, 1733 - 1743 ( Oglethorpe County) William Stephens,
He is, however, probably best known as one of the founders of the Confederate States of America, having served as the Speaker of the Provisional Confederate Congress, when delegates of the secessionist states issued creation of the Confederacy. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
Cobb served for two weeks between the foundation of the Confederacy and the election of Jefferson Davis as first President. Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the This made him, as the Speaker of the Congress, provisional Head of State at this time. Because of this he is sometime called, even if mistakenly, first President of the Confederacy, although never held title of President nor Acting President.
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Early life and career
Born in Jefferson County, Georgia, Cobb was raised in Athens, Georgia, and attended the University of Georgia where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society. Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the The Phi Kappa Literary Society is a Literary society, located at the University of Georgia in Athens Georgia. He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and became solicitor general of the western judicial circuit of Georgia.
Congressman
He was elected as Democrat to the 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st Congresses. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Twenty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and The Twenty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and The Thirtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and the The Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and He was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Mileage during the 28th Congress, and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives during the 31st Congress. The United States House Committee on Mileage is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. The Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and
He sided with President Andrew Jackson on the question of nullification; was an efficient supporter of President James K. Polk's administration during the Mexican-American War; and was an ardent advocate of slavery extension into the territories, but when the Compromise of 1850 had been agreed upon, he became its staunch supporter as a Union Democrat. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by the Ordinance of Nullification, an attempt by the James Knox Polk ( November 2 1795&ndashJune 15 1849 was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4 1845 to March 4 1849 As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another These are historic regions of the United States, meaning regions that were legal entities in the past or which the average modern American would no longer immediately recognize The Compromise of 1850 was a series of bills aimed at resolving the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the Mexican-American War (1846&ndash1848 He joined Georgia Whigs Alexander Stephens and Robert Toombs in a statewide campaign to elect delegates to a state convention that overwhelmingly affirmed, in the Georgia Platform, that the state accepted the Compromise as the final resolution to the outstanding slavery issues. This is an article about the Confederate Vice President For the shipbuilding company see Alexander Stephen and Sons Alexander Hamilton Stephens ( Robert Augustus Toombs ( July 2, 1810 &ndash December 15, 1885) was an American political leader Secretary of State of the Confederacy The Georgia Platform was a statement executed by a Georgia Convention in response to the Compromise of 1850 On that issue, Cobb was elected governor of Georgia by a large majority.
Speaker of the House
In 1850, as Speaker he was next in line to the Presidency for two days due to Vice Presidential vacancy and a president pro tempore had not been appointed yet. Acting Vice President of the United States is an unofficial designation that has occasionally been used when the office of Vice President was vacant A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer When Zachary Taylor died on July 9th, Vice President Millard Fillmore became President. Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Millard Fillmore ( January 7 1800 &ndash March 8 1874 was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853 and the last member of the Whig The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The president pro tempore of the Senate was not appointed until July 11th when William Rufus de Vane King took that position. William Rufus deVane King (April 7 1786 &ndash April 18 1853 was a U
From left to right: Jacob Thompson, Lewis Cass, John B. Floyd, James Buchanan, Howell Cobb, Isaac Toucey, Joseph Holt and Jeremiah S. Black, (c. Jacob Thompson ( May 15, 1810 &ndash March 24, 1885) was a Lawyer and Politician who served as United States Lewis Cass ( October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer and Politician. John Buchanan Floyd ( June 1, 1806 August 26, 1863) was a Virginia politician (legislator and governor U James Buchanan Jr (April 23 1791 – June 1 1868 was the fifteenth President of the United States (1857–1861 Isaac Toucey ( November 15, 1792 July 30, 1869) was an American statesman who served as a U General Joseph Holt ( January 6, 1807 &ndash August 1, 1894) was a leading member of the Buchanan administration and was Jeremiah Sullivan Black ( January 10, 1810 &ndash August 19, 1883) was an American statesman and lawyer 1859)
Governor of Georgia
In 1851, he left the House to serve as the Governor of Georgia, holding that post until 1853. Colonial governors James Oglethorpe, Resident Trustee, 1733 - 1743 ( Oglethorpe County) William Stephens, He published A Scriptural Examination of the Institution of Slavery (1856). [1]
Return to Congress and Secretary of the Treasury
He was elected to the 34th Congress and then took the position of Secretary of the Treasury in Buchanan's Cabinet. The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until He served for three years, resigning in December 1860.
A Founder of the Confederacy
During that year, he had ceased to be a Unionist, and became a leader of the secession movement. During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio is the act of withdrawing from an organization union or especially a political entity He was president of a convention of the seceded states that assembled in Montgomery, Alabama, on February 24, 1861. Montgomery (məntˈgəmɜriː is the Capital, second most populous city and the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Under Cobb's guidance, the delegates drafted a constitution for the new Confederacy. He served as Speaker and as President Pro Tempore of several sessions of the Confederate Provisional Congress, before resigning to join the military when war erupted. The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution He was one of those considered to be President of the Confederate States. The President of the Confederate States of America was the Head of State and Head of Government of the Confederate States of America, which was formed from
Civil War
Cobb enlisted in the Confederate Army and was named as Colonel of the 16th Georgia Infantry. The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country He was appointed a brigadier general on February 13, 1862, and assigned command of a brigade in what became the Army of Northern Virginia. Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday A brigade is a Military unit Echelon: is The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Between February and June 1862, he represented the Confederate authorities in negotiations with Union officers for an agreement on the exchange of prisoners of war. His efforts in these discussions contributed to the Dix-Hill Cartel accord reached in July 1862. The Dix-Hill Cartel was an agreement concluded on July 22, 1862 between the Confederate and Union governments to handle the general exchange [2]
Cobb saw combat during the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days Battles. The Peninsula Campaign (also known as the Peninsular Campaign) of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Start of the Peninsula Campaign Opposing forces See also [[Seven Days Confederate order of battle]] [[Seven Days Union order of battle]] Almost Cobb's brigade played a key role in the fighting at Crampton's Gap during the Battle of South Mountain, where it arrived at a critical time to delay a Union advance through the gap. The Battle of South Mountain (known in several early Southern accounts as the Battle of Boonsboro Gap) was fought September 14, 1862, as His men also fought at the subsequent Battle of Antietam.
In October 1862, Cobb was detached from the Army of Northern Virginia and sent to the District of Middle Florida. The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. He was promoted to major general on September 9, 1863, and placed in command of the District of Georgia and Florida. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He suggested the construction of a prisoner-of-war camp in southern Georgia, a location thought to be safe from Union invaders. A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of enemy combatants captured by the enemy in time of war and is similar to an Internment camp which is used for civilian This idea led to the creation of Andersonville prison. The Andersonville prison, officially known as Camp Sumter was the largest Confederate Military prison during the American Civil War. When William T. Sherman's armies entered Georgia during the 1864 Atlanta Campaign and subsequent March to the Sea, General Cobb commanded the Georgia reserve corps. The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta Georgia, Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted in late 1864 by Maj In the spring of 1865, with the Confederacy clearly waning, he and his troops were sent to neighboring Alabama to help oppose Wilson's Raid. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Wilson's Raid was a Cavalry operation through Alabama and Georgia in March-April 1865 late in the American Civil War.
In the closing days of the war, Cobb fruitlessly opposed General Robert E. Lee's eleventh hour proposal of enlisting slaves into the army. Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated Fearing this move would completely discredit the fundamental justification of slavery that blacks were inferior people, he said, "You cannot make soldiers of slaves, or slaves of soldiers. The day you make a soldier of them is the beginning of the end of the Revolution. And if slaves seem good soldiers, then our whole theory of slavery is wrong. "[3]
He surrendered at Macon, Georgia, April 20, 1865. Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Postbellum
Following the war, Cobb returned home and resumed his law practice, but despite pressure from his former constituents and soldiers, he refused to make any public remarks on Reconstruction policy until he received a presidential pardon, although he privately opposed it. Finally receiving that document in early 1868, he then vigorously opposed the Reconstruction Acts, making a series of speeches that summer that bitterly denounced the policies of the reigning Radical Republicans in Congress. After the end of the Civil War, as part of the on-going process of Reconstruction, the United States Congress passed four statutes known as Reconstruction Acts ( The Radical Republicans is a term applied to a loose faction of American politicians within the Republican party from about 1854 (before the American Civil War
Taking a break from his schedule of political speeches, Cobb decided to vacation in New York City in the autumn. The City of New York He died of a heart attack in that city. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply His body was returned to Athens, Georgia, for burial in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U Oconee Hill Cemetery is an American cemetery in Athens, Georgia. [4]
Thomas Willis Cobb was a cousin and Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb a younger brother of Howell Cobb. Thomas Willis Cobb (1784 - February 1, 1830) was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb ( April 10, 1823 &ndash December 13, 1862) was an American lawyer author politician and Confederate His great uncle and namesake, Howell Cobb, had been a U. Howell Cobb ( August 3, 1772 &ndash May 26, 1818) was an American politician farmer and soldier S. Congressman from 1807–1812, and then served as an officer in the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies
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References
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- This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as
- Howell Cobb at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- US Department of War (1880 - 1901). The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. The Official Records of the American Civil War or often more simply the Official Records or ORs, constitute the most extensive collection of Primary sources Washington: Government Printing Office.
External links
- New Georgia Encyclopedia: Howell Cobb (1815-1868)
- U.S. Treasury - Biography of Secretary Howell Cobb
- Howell Cobb at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-02-13
Further reading
- Montgomery, Horace, Howell Cobb's Confederate Career. Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Confederate Publishing, 1959).
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