- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Howell Cobb (1815-1868)
- Creator:
- Reid, R. L.
- Date of Original:
- 2002-08-28
- Subject:
- Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868
Governors--Georgia
Legislators--United States
United States. Congress. House--Speakers
Cabinet officers--United States
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers
Lawyers--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Howell Cobb. 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). Following Georgia's secession from the Union in 1861, he served as president of the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861-62) and a major general of the Confederate army.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/howell-cobb-1815-1868/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Howell Cobb (1815-1868)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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