John B. D. Cogswell

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John B. D. Cogswell
District of Wisconsin
In office
1861–1866
Appointed byAbraham Lincoln
Preceded byDon A. J. Upham
Succeeded by
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the Worcester district
In office
January 7, 1857 – January 6, 1858
Serving with William T. Merrifield, Dexter F. Parker, George F. Thompson, and Stephen P. Twiss
Preceded byHarrison Bliss, Elijah B. Stoddard, Putnam W. Taft, George W. Russell, and John H. Brooks
Succeeded byAlbert L. Benchley, Dexter F. Parker, Alexander Thayer, and James S. Woolworth
Personal details
Born
John Bear Doane Cogswell

(1829-06-06)June 6, 1829[1]
Yarmouth, Massachusetts[1]
DiedJune 11, 1889(1889-06-11) (aged 60)[1]
Haverhill, Massachusetts[1]
Resting placeAncient Cemetery
Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Mary Abbot Trumbull
(m. 1858⁠–⁠1889)
Children
  • Mary Louisa Trumbull (Roberts)
  • (b. 1861; died 1955)
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer, author[1]

John Bear Doane Cogswell (June 6, 1829 – June 11, 1889) was an

District of Wisconsin during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. He was the last U.S. Attorney for Wisconsin before its division into Western and Eastern districts.[1][2]

Biography

In 1847, while at

Psi Upsilon Fraternity.[3] In 1852, he was awarded the LL B. from Harvard Law School.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^
    New York, New York
    : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 206
  2. New York, New York
    : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 207
  3. ^ Psi Upsilon Fraternity. New York, Baker & Godwin. 1864. p. 74.
  4. OCLC 246849182
    .
  • Jameson, E. O.,: The Cogswell in America, (Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1884), p. 358;
  • Dartmouth College ... 1769-1940 (Hanover, N.H., 1940), p. 162.

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Massachusetts Senate
Preceded by
Jonathan Higgins
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Cape district
January 3, 1877 – January 7, 1880
Succeeded by
Samuel Snow
Preceded by President of the Massachusetts Senate
January 3, 1877 – January 7, 1880
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by
District of Wisconsin

1861–1866
Succeeded by