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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaThomas Reed COBB
(1828-1892)
COBB, Thomas Reed, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Springville, Lawrence County,
Ind., July 2, 1828; attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice
in Bedford, Ind.; commissioned major of Indiana Militia in 1852;
moved to Vincennes, Ind., in 1867; member of the State senate
1858-1866; president of the Democratic State convention in 1876;
delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876; elected as
a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses
(March 4, 1877-March 3, 1887); chairman, Committee on Mileage
(Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses), Committee on Public Lands
(Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses); was not a candidate for
renomination in 1886; resumed the practice of law and also engaged
in agricultural pursuits; died in Vincennes, Knox County, Ind.,
June 23, 1892; interment in Old Vincennes Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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