– American ▁War , ▁but ▁he ▁res igned ▁after ▁not ▁being ▁selected ▁to ▁command ▁it . ▁His ▁first ▁wife ▁having ▁died , ▁Com bs ▁married ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁( B rown ell ) ▁Man , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Epis cop al ▁Bishop ▁Thomas ▁Church ▁Brown ell , ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁children . H is ▁el dest ▁son ▁was ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Les lie ▁Com bs , ▁Lex ington ▁horse ▁bre eder ▁and ▁diplom at . ▁He ▁was ▁Minister ▁to ▁Gu atem ala , ▁H ond uras ▁and ▁Peru ▁under ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁President ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁ ▁After ▁losing ▁his ▁campaign ▁for ▁an ▁open ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁to ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁C . ▁Bre ck in ridge , ▁Com bs ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Lex ington ▁and ▁Dan ville ▁Rail road . ▁His ▁legisl ative ▁term ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁cl erk ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁Com bs ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁Union ist ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Death ▁Com bs ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁re e lection ▁as ▁cl erk ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁public ▁life . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁Lex ington ▁on