Howell Cobb | |
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| President of the Confederate States Provisional Congress | |
| In office February 4, 1861 – February 18, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 22nd United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office March 7, 1857 – December 8, 1860 | |
| President | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | James Guthrie |
| Succeeded by | Philip Thomas |
| 40th Governor of Georgia | |
| In office November 5, 1851 – November 9, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | George Towns |
| Succeeded by | Herschel Johnson |
| 19th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office December 22, 1849 [a] – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Winthrop |
| Succeeded by | Linn Boyd |
| Leader of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office December 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | John Winston Jones |
| Succeeded by | Linn Boyd |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Junius Hillyer |
| Succeeded by | James Jackson |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Junius Hillyer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 Seat 5 | |
| Preceded by | James Meriwether |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1815 Cherry Hill, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 1868 (aged 53) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (Before 1851; 1853–1868) Constitutional Union (1851–1853)[b] |
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| Education | University of Georgia (BA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | Army of Northern Virginia |
| Commands | Cobb's Brigade District of Georgia and Florida |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815 – October 9, 1868) 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).
Cobb is, however, best known as one of the founders of the Confederacy, having served as the President of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States where delegates of the Southern slave states declared that they had seceded from the United States and created the Confederate States of America.
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