Nicholas H. Cobbs

The Right Reverend

Nicholas Hamner Cobbs

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Alabama
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseAlabama
ElectedMay 1844
In office1844–1861
SuccessorRichard Hooker Wilmer
Orders
OrdinationMay 23, 1825
by Richard Channing Moore
ConsecrationOctober 20, 1844
by Philander Chase
Personal details
Born(1796-02-05)February 5, 1796
DiedJanuary 11, 1861(1861-01-11) (aged 64)
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
BuriedOakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama
DenominationAnglican (prev. Presbyterian)
ParentsJohn Lewis Cobbs and Susannah Hamner Cobbs
SpouseLucy Henry Laudonia Cobbs (m. 1821)
Children10

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]

  1. ^ Appleton's Cyclopedia, vol. 1, p.669