, ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁eleven ▁children . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁Com bs ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁to ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁twenty ▁incorpor ators ▁of ▁the ▁Lex ington ▁and ▁Ohio ▁Rail road . ▁He ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁In ternal ▁Im prov ements . ▁ ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁Stephen ▁F . ▁Austin ' s ▁call ▁for ▁assistance ▁against ▁Mexico ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁Com bs ▁raised ▁a ▁volunte er ▁regiment , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁by ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁before ▁being ▁deployed . ▁As ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁Com bs ▁worked ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁Henry ▁Clay ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy , ▁but ▁when ▁Clay ▁failed ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁nom ination , ▁he ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁party ' s ▁event ual ▁nom ine e , ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁Com bs ▁raised ▁a ▁regiment ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican