James C. Dobbin
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'''James Cochran Dobbin''' (January 17, 1814 – August 4, 1857) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer who served as [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] from 1853 to 1857. |
'''James Cochran Dobbin''' (January 17, 1814 – August 4, 1857) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer who served as [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] from 1853 to 1857. |
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Born in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]] in 1814, the grandson of [[congressman]] [[James Cochran (North Carolina)|James Cochran]], Dobbin attended Fayetteville Academy and the William Bingham School and later went on to graduate from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] in 1832. While at |
Born in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]] in 1814, the grandson of [[congressman]] [[James Cochran (North Carolina)|James Cochran]], Dobbin attended Fayetteville Academy and the William Bingham School and later went on to graduate from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] in 1832. While at the University of North Carolina, Dobbin distinguished himself as a member of the [[Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies|Philanthropic Assembly]]. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835, commencing practice in Fayetteville. |
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Dobbin later got involved in politics and was elected a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[29th United States Congress|twenty-ninth congress]], serving from 1845 to 1847. He later served in the [[North Carolina House of Commons]] in 1848, 1850 and 1852, also serving as [[Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives|speaker of the house]] in 1850. |
Dobbin later got involved in politics and was elected a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[29th United States Congress|twenty-ninth congress]], serving from 1845 to 1847. He later served in the [[North Carolina House of Commons]] in 1848, 1850 and 1852, also serving as [[Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives|speaker of the house]] in 1850. |
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