James E. Cobb

James Edward Cobb (October 5, 1835 – June 2, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

James E. Cobb
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 5th district
In office March 4, 1887 – April 21, 1896
Preceded by	Thomas W. Sadler
Succeeded by	Albert T. Goodwyn
Personal details
Born	James Edward Cobb (1835-10-05)October 5, 1835 Thomaston, Georgia
Died	June 2, 1903(1903-06-02) (aged 67) East Las Vegas, New Mexico
Political party	Democratic

Born in Thomaston, Georgia, Cobb attended the public schools, and was graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, in June 1856. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Texas in 1857. He entered the Confederate States Army in 1861 as lieutenant in Company F, Fifth Texas Regiment, and served in the Army of Northern Virginia until he was made prisoner at the Battle of Gettysburg. After his release settled in Tuskegee, Alabama, and practiced law until 1874. Circuit judge from 1874 to 1886. He was reelected in 1886, but before qualifying was elected to Congress.

Cobb was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895). Presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Fifty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1895, to April 21, 1896, when he was succeeded by Albert T. Goodwyn, who contested his election. He resumed the practice of law in Tuskegee, Alabama. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1901. He died in East Las Vegas, San Miguel County, N.Mex., June 2, 1903. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama.