The Right Reverend Nicholas Hamner Cobbs D.D., S.T.D. | |
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| Bishop of Alabama | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Alabama |
| Elected | May 1844 |
| In office | 1844–1861 |
| Successor | Richard Hooker Wilmer |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 23, 1825 by Richard Channing Moore |
| Consecration | October 20, 1844 by Philander Chase |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1796 Bedford County, Virginia, United States |
| Died | January 11, 1861 (aged 64) Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
| Buried | Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Presbyterian) |
| Parents | John Lewis Cobbs and Susannah Hamner Cobbs |
| Spouse | Lucy Henry Laudonia Cobbs (m. 1821) |
| Children | 10 |
Nicholas Hamner Cobbs (February 5, 1796 – January 11, 1861) was a minister and evangelist of the Episcopal church who served as the first bishop of Alabama from 1844 to 1861.[1]
- ^ Appleton's Cyclopedia, vol. 1, p.669