David Cobb (Massachusetts)
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| 8th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
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In office 1809–1810 |
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| 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 |
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In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
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| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Succeeded by | Seat eliminated |
| President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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In office 1801–1805 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Phillips Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Harrison Gray Otis |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office May 1789 – January 1793 |
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| Preceded by | Theodore Sedgwick |
| Succeeded by | Edward Robbins |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office May 1789 – January 1793 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1748 Attleboro, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 17, 1830 (aged 81) Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor Bradish |
| Relations | Robert Treat Paine, brother in law. |
| Children | Eleanor Bradish Cobb, b. March 23, 1767; d. October 30, 1842. Betsy Cobb, b. June 5, 1768. Thomas Cobb, b. June 29, 1772; d. October 27, 1849. William Gray Cobb, b. February 10, 1773; d. November 4, 1791. Eunice Cobb, b. November 17, 1774; d. June 6, 1826. Mary Cobb, b. July 26, 1776; d. October 17, 1851. David Cobb, b. April 3, 1778. Sally Cobb, b. January 15, 1780; d. age 17. Ebenezer Bradish Cobb, b. October 30, 1781; d. 1840. Henry Jackson Cobb, b. December 18, 1784; d. July 1848. David George Washington Cobb, January 14, 1790; February 27, 1832. |
| Profession | Physician |
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| Allegiance |
 United States Continental Congress
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| Service/branch | 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.
Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, on September 14, 1748, Cobb graduated from Harvard College in 1766. He studied medicine in Boston and afterward practiced in Taunton, Massachusetts. 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.
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.
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