John B. D. Cogswell
John Bear Doane Cogswell (June 6, 1829 – June 11, 1889) was a Massachusetts and Wisconsin lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.[1][2]
John B. D. Cogswell | |
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| President of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1877–1879 | |
| Preceded by | George B. Loring |
| Succeeded by | Robert R. Bishop |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Cape district | |
| In office 1877–1879 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Barnstable district | |
| In office 1871–1873 | |
| United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin | |
| In office 1861–1866 | |
| Appointed by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | Don A. J. Upham |
| Succeeded by | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Worcester district | |
| In office 1857–1857 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Bear Doane Cogswell June 6, 1829[1] Yarmouth, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | June 11, 1889 (aged 60)[1] Haverhill, Massachusetts[1] |
| Resting place | Ancient Cemetery Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Abbot Trumbull (m. 1858) |
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| Profession | Lawyer, author[1] |
In 1847, while at Dartmouth College he became a member of Zeta Chapter of Psi Upsilon Fraternity.[3] In 1852, he was awarded the LL B. from Harvard Law School.[4]
See also
References
- Jameson, E. O.,: The Cogswell in America, (Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1884), p. 358;
- Dartmouth College ... 1769-1940 (Hanover, N.H., 1940), p. 162.
- Nutt, Charles: A History of Worcester and Its People, (New York City: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1919), vol. III, p. 206-207.
Notes
- Nutt, Charles (1919), History of Worcester and Its People, Vol. III, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 206
- Nutt, Charles (1919), History of Worcester and Its People, Vol. III, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 207
- Psi Upsilon Fraternity. New York, Baker & Godwin. 1864. p. 74.
- Harvard Law School. (1888). Catalogue of the officers and students, 1817-1887. OCLC 246849182.
External links
- Biography of Cogswell at the American Antiquarian Society Manuscript Collection
- Massachusetts State Representatives George Washington Clark, John Bear Doane Cogswell, Robert Couch, Benjamin Franklin Hayes, Barney Hull, Liberty Dodge Packard, Henry Splaine, Francis Dana Stedman, Eliphalet Loring Thayer, Hugh James Toland, Tisdale Sanford White, Ezra Dyer Winslow.
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| Preceded by George B. Loring |
President of the Massachusetts Senate 1877-1879 |
Succeeded by Robert R. Bishop |
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