Senator Robert Augustus Toombs

Robert Augustus Toombs (born July 2, 1810) was a Democratic senator from the state of Georgia who served in the United States Congress from 1845 to 1861. A male legislator identified in congressional records by the bioguide ID T000313, Toombs represented Georgia at the federal level during a period of mounting national tension in the mid-nineteenth century. Over the course of his career in Congress, he completed six terms in office.

Toombs’s service in the Senate is recorded as beginning on December 1, 1845, and ending on December 31, 1861. During this time he held the role of Senator and is noted as a historical member of Congress rather than a current officeholder. While specific committee assignments, office room, and contact details are not listed in the available records, his long tenure underscores his sustained role in national politics as a Democratic senator from Georgia in the years leading up to and including 1861.