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Howell Cobb

Howell Cobb

Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Howell Cobb was an American and later Confederate political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and the speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851. Wikipedia
Born: September 7, 1815, Jefferson County, GA
Died: October 9, 1868 (age 53 years), New York, NY
Previous offices: United States Secretary of the Treasury (1857–1860), Representative (1855–1857), Governor of Georgia (1851–1853), and more
Grandparent: Mildred Cobb
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