Thomas W. Cobb, US House & Senate

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Thomas W. Cobb

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This article is about the United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. For the American Civil War General, see Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb.

Thomas Willis Cobb (1784 - February 1, 1830) was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Lexington, Georgia. He moved to Greensboro and was elected as a Representative to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1821. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Seventeenth Congress, but was elected to the Eighteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1823 to December 6, 1824, when he resigned, having been elected to the U.S. Senate; while a Representative during the Eighteenth Congress, he was chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures. He was elected to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Nicholas Ware and served from December 6, 1824 until his resignation in 1828. He was a judge of the superior court of Georgia, and died in Greensboro in 1830. Cobb County, Georgia is named in his honor.

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Thomas Willis Cobb

Thomas Willis Cobb was born in Columbia County, Georgia, in 1784. John Cobb, his father, moved to Georgia from Virginia. Originally, their last name was Cobbs, the elder Cobb was one of the first to drop the "s." Thomas Cobb practiced law in Lexington, Georgia.

Cobb served two terms as United States Representative for Georgia. The first term was from 1817 through 1821, Fifteenth Congress and Sixteenth Congress. Cobb was unsuccessful in his election for the Seventeeth Congress. Cobb resumed his role as Representative in the Eighteenth Congress on March 4, 1823. However, on December 6, 1824, Cobb resigned after being elected Senator for the seat vacated by Nicholas Ware's passing away. Cobb was Chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures.

Cobb was marked as an eloquent debater. One noted speech was regarding General Jackson's policy in the Florida Campaign. Cobb was one of the leaders in the vote to censure that officer. He was prominent in the debates on the Missouri question in 1819.

In 1828, Cobb resigned from his post as Senator and became a judge in the Superior Court of Georgia. Cobb's tenure as jurist was served in the Ocmulgee Circuit.

Cobb's wife was Mary Cobb. It is suspected that the city of Marietta is named after her.

Thomas Willis Cobb died in Greensborough, Georgia, on February 1, 1830 and was layed to rest in the Greensboro Cemetery. The following epitaph is inscribed over his grave:

Sacred

To the Memory of

The Honorable Thomas W. Cobb,

Who departed this life

On Monday 1st February 1830

In the 46th year of his age.

He had been at successive periods

A REPRESENTATIVE and SENATOR

In the Congress of the United States,

And was at the time of his death

A JUDGE of the Superior Courts

of the State of Georgia.

In his domestic circle

He was fond and affectionate

As a Friend he was ardent and devoted

As a Man, honorable, generous, and sincere

As a Stateman, independent, and inflexible

As a Judge, pure, and incorruptible

Amiable in private,

and useful in public life

His death was a deep affliction

To his Children, his Friends,

and his Country.

"An honest Man's the noblest work of God."

References:

   Virtual American Biographies

   Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

   Senators From Georgia, Published 1974