William Peyton Cobb (1880-1963) served as the 30th

Secretary of State of Alabama The secretary of state of Alabama is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Alabama. The office actually predates the statehood of Alabama, dating back to the Alabama Territory. From 1819 to 1901, the secretary of state served ...

from 1919 to 1923. Cobb was born on January 1, 1880. In 1900, he graduated from Troy Normal College, now known as

Troy University Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. Troy University is accredi ...

and graduated from Law School at the University of Alabama in 1905. He died on July 23, 1963.

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