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James Dobbin
Democrat · House · North Carolina · 1845–1847
James Dobbin was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina, serving 1845–1847. Cast 545 votes and missed 15.1%.
- Years in Congress
- 1
- Votes missed
- 15.1%
- Born
- 1814
- Died
- 1857
Biography
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. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1814, the grandson of congressman James Cochran, Dobbin attended Fayetteville Academy and the William Bingham School and later went on to graduate from the University of North Carolina in 1832.
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Terms in office
- House, North Carolina, 5th District1845–1847 · Democrat
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Capitol Receipts, “James Dobbin (D-NC), House 1845–1847,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/D000381/james-dobbin (accessed 2026-10-13).