John B. D. Cogswell
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John B. D. Cogswell | |
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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 January 7, 1857 – January 6, 1858 Serving with William T. Merrifield, Dexter F. Parker, George F. Thompson, and Stephen P. Twiss | |
Preceded by | Harrison Bliss, Elijah B. Stoddard, Putnam W. Taft, George W. Russell, and John H. Brooks |
Succeeded by | Albert L. Benchley, Dexter F. Parker, Alexander Thayer, and James S. Woolworth |
Personal details | |
Born | John Bear Doane Cogswell June 6, 1829[1] Yarmouth, Massachusetts[1] |
Died | June 11, 1889[1] Haverhill, Massachusetts[1] | (aged 60)
Resting place | Ancient Cemetery Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Mary Abbot Trumbull
(m. 1858–1889) |
Children |
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Alma mater |
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Profession | Lawyer, 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
See also
- 1872 Massachusetts legislature
- 1873 Massachusetts legislature
- 1877 Massachusetts legislature
- 1878 Massachusetts legislature
- 1879 Massachusetts legislature
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.
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.