Thomas W. Cobb

This article is about the United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. For the American Civil War General, see Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb.
Thomas Willis Cobb
United States Senator
from Georgia
In office
December 6, 1824 – November 7, 1828
Preceded byNicholas Ware
Succeeded byOliver H. Prince
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
Preceded byWilson Lumpkin
Succeeded byAlfred Cuthbert
In office
March 4, 1823 – December 6, 1824
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byRichard H. Wilde
Personal details
Born1784
Columbia County, Georgia, US
DiedFebruary 1, 1830 (aged 45–46)
Greensboro, Georgia, US
PartyDemocratic-Republican

Thomas Willis Cobb (1784 – February 1, 1830) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Representative, United States Senator, and a judge in the Georgia State Superior Court. He was a prominent figure in Georgia politics during the aftermath of the Revolutionary War and played a role in the early development of the state's political institutions. Cobb County is named in his honor.

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