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 HERRINGSHAW'S LIBRARY OP AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Cobb, Seth Wallace, soldier, merchant, congressman, was born on Dec. 5, 1838, in Southampton county, Va. In 1861 he joined a volunteer company

from his native county and served throughout

the

v/ar

the army of northern Virginia. In 1867 he moved t' 3t. Louis, Mo., comiuL-ncing as a house; and since 1870 has continued in that business on his own account. He is president of the Merchants' exchange of St. Louis; and president of the Merchants' bridge company. In 1891-97 he was a representative from Missouri to the fifty-second, fifty-third and fifty-fourth congresses as a democrat.
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Cobb, Silas thropist,

B., pioneeer,

was born Jan.

in

merchant, philan-

1812, in Montpelier, Vt. For years he was the controlling spirit in the Chicago and Galena railroad, now the Chicago and Js orth- western ; and in the Beloit and iladison railroad. When the new university of Chicago sought to secure one million dollars for its buildings, Mr. Cobb came forward at the critical moment 23,

and gave one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which assured the success of the undertaking. The Cobb lecture hall now stands on the university campus, a monument to his liberality; and the university is pledged to replace it, should it ever be destroyed. He died in 1900 in Chicago, 111. Cobb, Stephen Alonzo, soldier, state senator, congressman, was born June 17, 1833, in Madison, ilaine. He served through the civil war; and became lieutenant-colonel. He was mayor of Wyandotte in 1862 and 1868; a member of the state senate in 1862, 1869 and 1870; and speaker of the house in 1872. In 1873-75 he was a representative to the forty-third congress. He died in August, 1878.

Cobb, Sylvanus, clergyman, author, was born in July, 1799, in Norway, Maine. He was a universalist slergyman of Massachusetts; and many years was editor of the Christian Freeman. He was the author of The New Testament, with Explanatory Notes; Compend of Divinity; and Discussions. He died Oct. 31, 1866, in East Boston, Maine. Cobb, Sylvanus, litterateur, author, .was born in 1823 in Waterville, Maine. He was the author of The King's Talisman The Patriot Cruiser; Ben Hamed; and other works. He died July 20, 1887, in Hyde Park, Mass.

Cobb, Thomas R., lawyer, congressman, was born July 3, 1828, in Lawrence county, Ind. He was a state senator in 1858-66; was president of the democratic state convention in 1876; and a delegate to the democratic na-

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tional convention of that year. In 1877-87 he was a representative from Indiana to the forty-fifth, forty-sixth, forty-seventh, forty

eighth and forty-ninth congresses as a democrat. He died June 24, 1892, in Vinoennes, Ind.

Thomas Read

Cobb,

Rootes, soldier, law10, 1823, in Cherry Hill, Ga. He served as brigadier-general in the confederate army during the civil war. He was the author of Digest of the Laws of Georgia; Historical Sketch of Slavery from the Earliest Periods; and Inquiry into the Law of Negro Slavery in the tfnited States. He was killed Dec. 13, 1863, in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. Cobb, Thomas W., lawyer, jurist, congressman. United States senator, was born in 1784, in Columbia county, Ga. In 1817-21 and 1823-24 he was a representative from Georgia to the fifteenth, sixteenth and eighteenth congresses. In 1824-28 he was United States senator and was subsequently chosen a judge of the superior court. He was the author of many political essays. He died Feb. 1, 1830, in Greensborough, Ga. Cobb, William Henry, clergyman, librarian, was born April 2, 1846, in Rochester, Mass. In 1872 he was ordained to the ministry; and in 1878-88 was pastor of Uxbridge, Mass. Since 1887 he has been librarian of the Congregational library of Boston, Mass. He is the author of A Criticism of Systems of Hebrew Metre; and other works. Cobb, William Titcomb, manufacturer, governor, was born July 23, 1857, in Rockland, Maine. He was educated at Bowdoin colyer, author,

was born April



graduated from Harvard law engaged in the lime manufacturing business; and is president of the Cobb-Wright company. He was governor of lege; school.

and

He

is

the state of Maine for the term of 1906-08. Cobb, Williamson R. W., legislator, congressman, was born in 1807 in Ray county, Tenn. In 1845-47 he was a member of the state legislature. In 1847-61 he was a representative from Alabama to the thirtieth to thirty-sixth congresses. He was killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol in No-

vember, 1864,

in

Alabama.

Cobbett, Thomas, clergyman, author, was born in 1608 in England. He was a nonconformist clergyman at Ipswich in 1656-85. He was the author of Infant Baptism; Civil Magistrate's Power in Matters of Religion; Practical Discourse of Prayer; and The Honor Due from Children to Their Parents. He died Nov. 5, 1685, in Ipswich, Mass. Cobbey, Joseph Elliott, lawyer, author, 5, 1853, in Clarksville, Mo. the author of Law of Replevin; Law of Chattel Mortgage; Consolidated Statutes

was born Nov.

He

is

of Nebraska; Code of Nebraska, Annotated; and Annotated Statutes of Nebraska, in two

volumes. Cobbs,

Waddy

Vine, soldier, was

bom

in

In 1813 he enlisted in the third regiment United States infantry and in Virginia.