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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsDavid COBB
(1748-1830)
COBB, David, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Attleboro, Mass.,
September 14, 1748; was graduated from Harvard College in 1766;
studied medicine in Boston and afterward practiced in Taunton,
Mass.; member of the 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 Washington; appointed major general of militia in 1786 and
rendered conspicuous service during Shays’ Rebellion; judge
of the Bristol County court of common pleas 1784-1796; member of
the State house of representatives 1789-1793 and served as speaker;
elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress
(March 4, 1793-March 3, 1795); moved to the district of Maine in
1796 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; elected to the State
senate of Massachusetts from the eastern district of Maine in 1802
and served as president; elected to the State council in 1808;
Lieutenant Governor in 1809; member of the board of military
defense in 1812; chief justice of the Hancock County court of
common pleas; returned in 1817 to Taunton, Mass., where he died
April 17, 1830; interment in Plain Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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