Background
He was born in Portland and attended the common schools, and moved to Eastport in 1819.
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Joseph Cobham Noyes
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Education
NOYES, Joseph Cobham, a Representative from Maine. Born in Portland, Maine, September 22, 1798. Attended the common schools.
Moved to Eastport, Maine, in 1819.
Ship chandler and shipper of merchandise in Eastport. Member of the State house of representatives in 1833.
Elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress.
Collector of customs for the district of Passamaquoddy, Maine, 1841-1843.
Moved to Portland and engaged in the flour and commission business. Treasurer of the Portland Company (locomotive works) in 1859.
One of the founders of the Portland Savings Bank in 1852 and served as treasurer from 1859 until his death in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, July 28, 1868.
Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Career
He was a ship chandler and shipper of merchandise.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Whig Party