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David Cobb
David Cobb
	portrait by Gilbert Stuart
8th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
	In office; 1809–1810
Governor	Christopher Gore
Preceded by	Levi Lincoln Sr.
Succeeded by	William Gray
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Massachusetts's at-large district
	In office; March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
Preceded by	Seat created
Succeeded by	Seat eliminated
President of the Massachusetts Senate
	In office; 1801–1805
Preceded by	Samuel Phillips Jr.
Succeeded by	Harrison Gray Otis
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
	In office; May 1789 – January 1793
Preceded by	Theodore Sedgwick
Succeeded by	Edward Robbins
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
	In office; May 1789 – January 1793
Personal details
Born	September 14, 1748; Attleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	April 17, 1830 (aged 81); Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Federalist
Spouse	Eleanor Bradish
Relations	Robert Treat Paine, brother in law.
Children	11
Profession	Physician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States Continental Congress
Branch/service	Continental Army, Massachusetts Militia
Years of service	1776–1781, 1786
Rank	lieutenant colonel, major general
Unit	16th Massachusetts Regiment-Henry Jackson's regiment Massachusetts Militia, aide-de-camp on the staff of General George Washington
Commands	Fifth Division of the Massachusetts Militia
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War, New York and New Jersey campaign, Battle of Springfield, Battle of Monmouth. Battle of Rhode Island, Shays' Rebellion

David Cobb (September 14, 1748 – April 17, 1830) was a Massachusetts physician, military officer, jurist, and politician who served as a U.S. Congressman for Massachusetts's at-large congressional seat.

Biography

Born in Attleborough in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on September 14, 1748, Cobb graduated from Harvard College in 1766. He studied medicine in Boston and afterward practiced in Taunton. He was a member of the Massachusetts 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 George Washington; appointed major general of militia in 1786 and rendered conspicuous service during Shays' Rebellion. He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780.^[5] Cobb was also admitted as an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati in the state of Massachusetts at the conclusion of the war.^[6]

Massachusetts government

He served as a judge of the Bristol County Court of Common Pleas 1784–1796, and as a member of the State House of Representatives 1789–1793, and the Massachusetts Senate, and served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and President of the Massachusetts Senate.

Congress

Cobb was a candidate to represent the 7th congressional district in 1788^[7], and the 6th congressional district in 1790.^[8]

Cobb was elected to the Third United States Congress (March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795). He is the only person elected to the U.S. House via Massachusetts's at-large congressional seat.

Maine

Cobb moved to Gouldsboro in the District of Maine in 1796 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; elected to the Massachusetts Senate from the eastern District of Maine in 1802 and served as president; elected to the Massachusetts Governor's Council in 1808; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1809; member of the board of military defense in 1812; chief justice of the Hancock County (Maine) court of common pleas; returned in 1817 to Taunton, where he died on April 17, 1830. His remains were interred in Plain Cemetery.

Cobb was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814.^[9]

Legacy

In 1976, David Cobb was honored by being on a postage stamp for the United States Postal Service.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Porter, Joseph Whitcomb (July–August 1888), Bangor Historical Magazine Vol. IV Memoir of Gen. David Cobb and family of Gouldsborough, Maine, and Taunton, Mass, Bangor, Maine, p. 2{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Porter, p. 6.
^ ^a ^b The Daughters of Liberty (1904), Historical researches of Gouldsboro, Maine, Gouldsboro, Maine: The Daughters of Liberty, p. 22
^ Porter, pp. 6–7.
^ "Charter of Incorporation of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
^ Metcalf, Bryce (1938). Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and List of the Officers of General and State Societies. Virginia Military Institute Library: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., Strasburg, Virginia. p. 88.
^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory

References

Porter, Joseph Whitcomb: Memoir of Gen. David Cobb and family of Gouldsborough, Maine, and Taunton, Mass (1888).

External links

United States Congress. "David Cobb (id: C000545)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
"David Cobb". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
The Society of the Cincinnati
The American Revolution Institute

Political offices
Preceded by [data missing]	Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives May 1789 – January 1793	Succeeded by [data missing]
Preceded by Theodore Sedgwick	Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives May 1789 – January 1793	Succeeded by Edward Robbins
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Seat created	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's at-large congressional seat March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	Succeeded by Seat eliminated
Political offices
Preceded by [data missing]	Member of the Massachusetts State Senate 1801–1805	Succeeded by [data missing]
Preceded by Samuel Phillips Jr.	President of the Massachusetts State Senate 1801–1805	Succeeded by Harrison Gray Otis
Preceded by Levi Lincoln Sr.	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1809–1810	Succeeded by William Gray