Howell Cobb ✓

(1815–1868) politician United States

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Howell Cobb (1815–1868) was a United States politician.

About Howell Cobb

Howell Cobb was an American and later Confederate political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and the speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851. He also served as the 40th governor of Georgia (1851–1853) and as a secretary of the treasury under President James Buchanan (1857–1860).

Notable works:

Scriptural Examination of the Institution of Slavery in the United States

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