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William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856) —
of Georgia.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., January
4, 1798.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1836-41; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1841; circuit judge in Georgia, 1845; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1849-55.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., May 5,
1856 (age 58 years, 122
days).
Interment at Greensboro Cemetery.
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Thomas Willis Cobb (1784-1830) —
also known as Thomas W. Cobb —
of Lexington, Oglethorpe
County, Ga.; Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga.
Born in Columbia
County, Ga., 1784.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1817-21, 1823-24; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1824-28; superior court judge in Georgia,
1828-30.
Died in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., February
1, 1830 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Greensboro Cemetery.
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Cobb County,
Ga. is named for him. |
| | | Epitaph: In his domestic circle he was
fond and affectionate. "As a friend he was ardent and devoted. As a
man, honorable, generous, and sincere. As a statesman, independent,
and inflexible. As a judge, pure, and incorruptible. Amiable in
private and useful in public life, his death was a deep affliction to
his children, his friends, and his country"; "An honest man's the
noblest work of God." |
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page — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
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