Solomon Cohen (1802-1875), born in Georgetown, SC, to Solomon Cohen and Bell Moses, graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia, SC, in 1820 and studied law until admitted to the bar in 1823. He began practicing in Savannah, GA, and soon distinguished himself as a successful lawyer and politician, attaining a variety of elected offices and appointments, which included: election to the South Carolina State Legislature, 1830; presidential appointment to District Attorney, District of Georgia under Van Buren, 1840; election as Chatham County Representative to the Georgia State Legislature, 1842; presidential appointment as U.S. Postmaster at Savannah under Pierce and Buchanan, 1853; and election to Congress and the loss of the seat in the Reconstruction era refusal to seat many white Southern legislators. During the Civil War years Cohen had served as Confederate States Postmaster in Savannah.
From the description of Cohen/Gratz/Moses family papers, 1818-1972 (bulk 1858-1868) [microform]. (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567877
