Thomas R. Cobb

Thomas R. Cobb

Thomas Reed Cobb (born July 2, 1828 in Springville , Lawrence County , Indiana , †  June 23, 1892 in Vincennes , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1887 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Cobb studied at Indiana University in Bloomington . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1851, he began to work in Bedford in this profession. He was also a member of the Indiana Militia, where he was promoted to major in 1852. Politically, Cobb joined the Democratic Party . Between 1858 and 1866 he was a member of the Indiana Senate . From 1867 he was based in Vincennes. In 1876, Cobb was president of the Indiana regional Democratic Party. In the same year he was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention , where Samuel J. Tilden was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the congressional election of 1876 , Cobb was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Andrew Humphreys on March 4, 1877 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1887 . From 1877 to 1881 he was chairman of the Committee on Mileage ; between 1883 and 1887 he headed the committee for the management of state properties. In 1886 Cobb renounced another congressional candidacy. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again. He was also involved in agriculture. He died on June 23, 1892 in Vincennes, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Thomas R. Cobb in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas R. Cobb in the database of Find a Grave (English)