He was a member of the New York State Senate ( 35th D. ) from 1905 to 1912 , sitting in the 128th , 129th , 130th , 131st , 132nd , 133rd , 134th and 135th New York State Legislatures . He was a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention . In March 1910 , after the resignation of Jotham P. Allds , Cobb was chosen President pro tempore of the State Senate . In October 1910 , after the resignation of Governor Charles Evans Hughes , who had been appointed to the United States Supreme Court , and the succession of Lt. Gov. Horace White to the governorship , Cobb became Acting Lieutenant Governor until the end of the year
1908 Republican National Convention
1908 Republican National Convention
George H. Cobb