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American politician
David Cobb
In office 1809–1810Governor
Christopher Gore Preceded by
Levi Lincoln Sr. Succeeded by
William Gray In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795Preceded by Seat created Succeeded by Seat eliminated In office 1801–1805Preceded by
Samuel Phillips Jr. Succeeded by
Harrison Gray Otis In office May 1789
[1] – January 1793
[1] Preceded by
Theodore Sedgwick Succeeded by
Edward Robbins In office May 1789
[1] – January 1793
[1]
Born (1748-09-14 ) September 14, 1748
Attleborough ,
Province of Massachusetts Bay ,
British America Died April 17, 1830(1830-04-17) (aged 81)
Taunton ,
Massachusetts ,
U.S. Political party
Federalist Spouse Eleanor Bradish
[2] Relations
Robert Treat Paine , brother in law.
[3] Children 11
[4] Profession Physician Signature
Allegiance
United States
Continental Congress Branch/service
Continental Army ,
Massachusetts Militia Years of service 1776-1781, 1786 Rank
lieutenant colonel ,
major general Unit
16th Massachusetts Regiment -Henry Jackson's regiment
Massachusetts Militia ,
aide-de-camp on the staff of General
George Washington Commands Fifth Division of the
Massachusetts Militia
[1] Battles/wars
American Revolutionary War ,
New York and New Jersey campaign ,
Battle of Springfield ,
Battle of Monmouth .
Battle of Rhode Island ,
[3]
Shays' Rebellion
David Cobb (September 14, 1748 – April 17, 1830) was a Massachusetts physician, military officer, jurist, and politician who served as a
U.S. Congressman for
Massachusetts's at-large congressional seat .
Biography
Born in
Attleborough in the
Province of Massachusetts Bay on September 14, 1748, Cobb graduated from
Harvard College in 1766. He studied medicine in
Boston and afterward practiced in
Taunton . He was a member of the
Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1775;
lieutenant colonel of
Jackson's regiment in 1777 and 1778, serving in
Rhode Island and
New Jersey ; was
aide-de-camp on the staff of General
George Washington ; appointed
major general of militia in 1786 and rendered conspicuous service during
Shays' Rebellion . He was a charter member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780.
[5] Cobb was also admitted as an original member of the
Society of the Cincinnati in the state of Massachusetts at the conclusion of the war.
[6]
Massachusetts government
He served as a judge of the
Bristol County
Court of Common Pleas 1784–1796, and as a member of the
State House of Representatives 1789–1793, and the Massachusetts Senate, and served as
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and President of the
Massachusetts Senate .
Congress
Cobb was elected to the
Third United States Congress (March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795). He is the only person elected to the
U.S. House via
Massachusetts's at-large congressional seat .
Maine
Cobb moved to
Gouldsboro in the
District of Maine in 1796 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; elected to the
Massachusetts Senate from the eastern
District of Maine in 1802 and served as
president ; elected to the
Massachusetts Governor's Council in 1808;
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1809; member of the
board of military defense in 1812;
chief justice of the
Hancock County (Maine) court of common pleas; returned in 1817 to Taunton, where he died on April 17, 1830. His remains were interred in
Plain Cemetery .
Cobb was elected a member of the
American Antiquarian Society in 1814.
[7]
Legacy
In 1976, David Cobb was
honored by being on a
postage stamp for the
United States Postal Service .
Notes
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g Porter, Joseph Whitcomb (July–August 1888), Bangor Historical Magazine Vol. IV Memoir of Gen. David Cobb and family of Gouldsborough, Maine, and Taunton, Mass , Bangor, Maine, p. 2 {{
citation }}
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link )
^ Porter, p. 6.
^
a
b The Daughters of Liberty (1904), Historical researches of Gouldsboro, Maine , Gouldsboro, Maine: The Daughters of Liberty, p. 22
^ Porter, pp. 6–7.
^
"Charter of Incorporation of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences" . American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Archived from
the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014 .
^ Metcalf, Bryce (1938). Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the
Society of the Cincinnati , 1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and List of the Officers of General and State Societies . Virginia Military Institute Library: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., Strasburg, Virginia. p. 88.
^
American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
References
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