Howell Cobb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHowell Cobb
American politician
Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1815
Place of Birth: Jefferson County, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 09-Oct-1868
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Howell Cobb
- Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815 – October 9, 1868) was an American political figure.
- A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and 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). Cobb is, however, probably best known as one of the founders of the Confederacy, having served as the President of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States.
- Delegates of the Southern slave states declared that they had seceded from the United States and created the Confederate States of America. Cobb served for two weeks between the foundation of the Confederacy and the election of Jefferson Davis as its first President.
- As the Speaker of the Congress, he was provisional Head of State at this time.
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| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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