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
President of the Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office
1877–1879
Preceded byGeorge B. Loring
Succeeded byRobert 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 byAbraham Lincoln
Preceded byDon 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

(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
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)
Mary Abbot Trumbull
(m. 1858)
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer, 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

  1. Nutt, Charles (1919), History of Worcester and Its People, Vol. III, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 206
  2. Nutt, Charles (1919), History of Worcester and Its People, Vol. III, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 207
  3. Psi Upsilon Fraternity. New York, Baker & Godwin. 1864. p. 74.
  4. Harvard Law School. (1888). Catalogue of the officers and students, 1817-1887. OCLC 246849182.
Political offices
Preceded by
George B. Loring
President of the Massachusetts Senate
1877-1879
Succeeded by
Robert R. Bishop
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