Marshall Cobun
Marshall W. Cobun was an American politician and farmer who served in the Kansas House of Representatives and the West Virginia Senate.[1]
Cobun served one term from 1883 to 1885 as a West Virginia state senator representing Barbour County and three terms from 1891 to 1895 and 1901 to 1903 as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing Barton County.[2][3] Cobun served as a Republican in the West Virginia Legislature and a Progressive and Democrat in the Kansas Legislature and was the president of the Board of World's Fair Managers at Chicago.[1]
At the start of the 1893 legislative session on January 10, 1893, he was appointed to a committee to inform Governor Lorenzo D. Lewelling that the House of Representatives was organized.[4] On January 15, 1901, he voted for Grant W. Harrington for state printer of Kansas during a joint session of the Kansas Legislature.[5] On January 22, 1901, he voted for former state Rep. David Overmyer for U.S. Senate over former state Rep. Joseph R. Burton, who was elected to the U.S. Senate.[5]
1891–1893 Kansas House of Representatives Committee assignments:[6]
- Chairman of the Federal Relations Committee
- Forestry Committee
1893–1895 Kansas House of Representatives Committee assignments:[4]
- Ways and Means Committee
- Judicial Apportionment Committee
- Public Lands Committee
1901–1903 Kansas House of Representatives Committee assignments:[5]
- Engrossed Bills Committee
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Barton County Biographies". KSGenWeb. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Rep. Marshall Cobun". Kansas State Library. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "West Virginia Blue Book" (PDF). State of West Virginia. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ a b "1893 Kansas House Journal". Journal of the House. State of Kansas. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ a b c "1901 Kansas House Journal". Journal of the House. State of Kansas. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "1891 Kansas House Journal". Journal of the House. State of Kansas. Retrieved 2020-05-28.