Cobb, Williamson Robert Winfield b. June 8, 1807 d. November 1, 1864 US Congressman. He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee, and his family moved to Bellefonte, Alabama in 1809, where his father owned a cotton plantation. Cobb became a merchant, later acquired his own Bellefonte plantation, and served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847. In 1846 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat and was reelected six times, serving from March, 1847 to January, 1861, when he withdrew in anticipation of Alabama's secession from...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Cobb Cemetery, Cherrytree, Madison County, Alabama, USA
b. June 8, 1807 d. November 1, 1864