David Cobb (Massachusetts)
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David Cobb | |
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8th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office 1809–1810 |
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Governor | Christopher Gore |
Preceded by | Levi Lincoln, Sr. |
Succeeded by | William Gray |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's at-large congressional seat | |
In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
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Preceded by | Seat created |
Succeeded by | Seat eliminated |
President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1801–1805 |
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Preceded by | Samuel Phillips, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Harrison Gray Otis |
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
In office May 1789[1] – January 1793[1] |
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Preceded by | Theodore Sedgwick |
Succeeded by | Edward Robbins |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
In office May 1789[1] – January 1793[1] |
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Personal details | |
Born | September 14, 1748 Attleboro, Massachusetts |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Taunton, Massachusetts |
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse(s) | Eleanor Bradish[2] |
Relations | Robert Treat Paine, brother in law.[3] |
Children | Eleanor Bradish Cobb, b. March 23, 1767; d. October 30, 1842. Betsy Cobb, b. June 5, 1768. Thomas Cobb, b. June 29, 1772; d. October 27, 1849. William Gray Cobb, b. February 10, 1773; d. November 4, 1791. Eunice Cobb, b. November 17, 1774; d. June 6, 1826. Mary Cobb, b. July 26, 1776; d. October 17, 1851. David Cobb, b. April 3, 1778. Sally Cobb, b. January 15, 1780; d. age 17. Ebenezer Bradish Cobb, b. October 30, 1781; d. 1840. Henry Jackson Cobb, b. December 18, 1784; d. July 1848. David George Washington Cobb, January 14, 1790; February 27, 1832.[4] |
Profession | Physician |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | United States Continental Congress |
Service/branch | Continental Army, Massachusetts Militia |
Years of service | 1776-1781, 1786 |
Rank | lieutenant colonel, major general |
Unit | 16th Massachusetts Regiment-Henry Jackson’s regiment Massachusetts Militia, aide-de-camp on the staff of General George Washington |
Commands | Fifth Division of the Massachusetts Militia[1] |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War, New York and New Jersey campaign, Battle of Springfield, Battle of Monmouth. Quaker Hill, R.I.,[3] Shays' Rebellion |
David Cobb (September 14, 1748 – April 17, 1830) was a Massachusetts physician, military officer, jurist, and politician who served as a U.S. Congressman for Massachusetts's at-large congressional seat.
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Biography
Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts on September 14, 1748, Cobb graduated from Harvard College in 1766. He studied medicine in Boston and afterward practiced in Taunton, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1775; lieutenant colonel of Jackson’s regiment in 1777 and 1778, serving in Rhode Island and New Jersey; was aide-de-camp on the staff of General George Washington; appointed major general of militia in 1786 and rendered conspicuous service during Shays' Rebellion. He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780.[5]
Massachusetts Government
Judge of the Bristol County Court of Common Pleas 1784-1796; member of the State house of representatives 1789-1793, and the Massachusetts Senate and served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and President of the Massachusetts Senate.
Congress
Elected to the Third United States Congress (March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795).
Maine
Cobb moved to Gouldsboro in the district of Maine in 1796 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; elected to the Massachusetts Senate from the eastern district of Maine in 1802 and served as president; elected to the Massachusetts Governor's Council in 1808; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1809; member of the board of military defense in 1812; chief justice of the Hancock County (Maine) court of common pleas; returned in 1817 to Taunton, where he died on April 17, 1830. His remains were interred in Plain Cemetery.
Cobb was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814.[6]
Legacy
In 1976, David Cobb was honored by being on a postage stamp for the United States Postal Service.
Notes
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References
External links
- David Cobb at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 16, 2009
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Political offices | ||
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives May 1789 – January 1793 |
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Preceded by | Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives May 1789 – January 1793 |
Succeeded by Edward Robbins |
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's at-large congressional seat March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795 |
Succeeded by Seat eliminated |
Political offices | ||
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Member of the Massachusetts State Senate 1801 – 1805 |
Succeeded by [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Preceded by | President of the Massachusetts State Senate 1801 – 1805 |
Succeeded by Harrison Gray Otis |
Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1809 – 1810 |
Succeeded by William Gray |
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- 1748 births
- 1830 deaths
- Harvard University alumni
- American militia generals
- Continental Army officers from Massachusetts
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Massachusetts State Senators
- Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- People from Taunton, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Federalists
- 18th-century American physicians
- People of colonial Massachusetts
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society
- People from Attleboro, Massachusetts