Paul M. Cobbs
Paul M. Cobbs (December 15, 1838-February 21, 1890) was a state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1881.[1] He served as Clerk of the House of Representatives that term.[2] He was a Democrat.[3]
He was born in Somerville, Tennessee to John and Elizabeth W. Cobbs.
He organized a company and served as a captain, major, and lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army.[4] He served as Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands from 1884-1890.[5]
He married twice.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dawson, R. (December 31, 1881). "1881 House of Representatives composite photo of the Twenty-Second General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2023.
- ^ Goodspeed, Weston Arthur (January 6, 1904). "Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian territory". Weston historical association – via Google Books.
- ^ "History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas: From the Earliest Time to the Present, Including a Department Devoted to the Preservation of Sundry Personal, Business, Professional and Private Records; Besides a Valuable Fund of Notes, Original Observations, Etc., Etc". Higginson Book Company. January 6, 1889 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ Pictorial History of Arkansas (1890)