| LC control no. | no 95049705 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cobb, James E. (James Edward), 1835-1903 |
| Variant(s) | Cobb, Mr. (James Edward), 1835-1903 |
| See also | Family: Cobb (Family : Cobb, James E. (James Edward), 1835-1903) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Liberty (Tex.) Tuskegee (Ala.) |
| Birth date | 1835-10-05 |
| Death date | 1903-06-02 |
| Place of birth | Thomaston (Ga.) |
| Place of death | East Las Vegas (N.M.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Judges |
| Found in | Miami Indians, 1888?: p. 1 (Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Indian Affairs) MoSU-L files (usage: James E. Cobb) Members of Congress since 1789, 1977 (Cobb, James Edward, Ala., Oct. 5, 1835-June 2, 1903; House 1887-Apr. 21, 1896) Finding aid for Cobb and Hunter family papers, via UNC University Libraries WWW site, Feb. 10, 2021 (Miscellaneous papers of two families, the Cobbs of Georgia and the Hunters of Alabama, united in the marriage of James Edward Cobb of Thomaston, Ga., and Liberty, Tex., and Caroline ("Carrie") Elizabeth Hunter of Tuskegee, Ala.) <https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/01745/> Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, Feb. 10, 2021 (Cobb, James Edward; born in Thomaston, Upson County, Ga., October 5, 1835, died in East Las Vegas, San Miguel County, N. Mex., June 2, 1903; moved to Texas in 1857; entered the Confederate Army in 1861 as lieutenant in Company F, Fifth Texas Regiment, and served in the Army of Northern Virginia until he was made prisoner at the Battle of Gettysburg; after his release settled in Tuskegee, Ala., and practiced law until 1874; circuit judge from 1874 to 1886; reelected in 1886, but before qualifying was elected to Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1895); continued to serve from March 4, 1895, to April 21, 1896, when he was succeeded by Albert T. Goodwyn, who contested his election) <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000549> |
| Associated language | eng |
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