 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsWilliam COGSWELL
(1838-1895)
COGSWELL, William, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bradford, Mass., August
23, 1838; attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and Dartmouth
College, Hanover, N.H.; was graduated from the Dane Law School,
Harvard University, in 1860; was admitted to the bar and commenced
practice in Salem; was commissioned a captain in the Second
Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, May 11, 1861;
lieutenant colonel October 23, 1862; colonel June 25, 1863;
brevetted brigadier general of Volunteers December 15, 1864;
mustered out July 24, 1865; resumed the practice of his profession;
mayor of Salem 1867-1869, 1873, and 1874; member of the State house
of representatives 1870, 1871, and 1881-1883; served in the State
senate in 1885 and 1886; delegate to the Republican National
Convention in 1892; elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and to
the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1887, until
his death in Washington, D.C., May 22, 1895; interment in Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
