Thomas R. R. Cobb

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Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Title:
Thomas R. R. Cobb
Date of Original:
1823/1862
Subject:
Lawyers--Georgia--Athens
Scholars--Georgia--Athens
Men--Georgia--Athens
Generals--Georgia--Athens
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers
Military uniforms
Authors, American--Georgia--Athens
Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes, 1823-1862
Location:
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
Medium:
paintings (visual works)
Type:
Still Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Description:
Thomas R. R. Cobb was the primary author of the Code of the State of Georgia, which went into effect in 1863, a year after Cobb was killed in combat during the Civil War. Much of this code remains in force today.
Image of a painting of Thomas R. R. Cobb. He is depicted wearing his Confederate uniform, which has two rows of buttons down the front and a collar with two stars on either side. He faces forward.
Cobb, an antebellum legal authority and Confederate general, was born in Jefferson County, Georgia but spent most of his life in Athens, Georgia. He graduated at the top of his class from the University of Georgia and in 1844 married Marion Lumpkin, the daughter of prominent judge Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Cobb was the primary author of the Code of the State of Georgia, which went into effect in 1863, a year after Cobb was killed in combat during the Civil War. Much of this code remains in force today.
Metadata URL:
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/business-law-in-georgia/m-5883/
Digital Object URL:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Reade_Rootes_Cobb,_1823-1862_LCCN2002710122.jpg
Rights Holder:
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original Collection:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/business-law-georgia
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Holding Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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