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Howell Cobb

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American politician (1815-1868)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1815 to 1868 · aged 53
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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.

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Lucy May Stanton, Howell Cobb, 1912, Collection of the U.S. House of RepresentativesLucy May Stanton, Howell Cobb, 1912, Collection of the U.S. House of RepresentativesBureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Cobb as Secretary of the TreasuryBureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Cobb as Secretary of the TreasuryPresident James Buchanan and Cabinet, 1859. Photograph by Mathew BradyPresident James Buchanan and Cabinet, 1859. Photograph by Mathew BradyGeneral Howell CobbGeneral Howell CobbCobb in his postbellum daysCobb in his postbellum days

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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. He also served as the 40th governor of Georgia (1851-1853) and as a secretary of the treasury under President James Buchanan (1857-1860).

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1815 to 1868 · aged 53
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