The Road to Civil War

Williamson R. W. Cobb

(8 June, 1807 — 1 November, 1864) Cobb was an American plantation owner and politician. Born in Rhea County, Tenn., Cobb moved to Bellefontaine Ala. in 1809, setting on a cotton plantation. Cobb was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1845 and 1846 and was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4th, 1847 to January 30th, 1861. After an unsuccessful attempt to run for the Confederate House of Representatives in 1861, Cobb returned to his agricultural pursuits until he was elected in 1863. Cobb never took his seat, as his fidelity was suspected and he was expelled. Cobb later passed away due to an accident on his plantation in 1864. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]

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