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John B. D. Cogswell

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John B. D. Cogswell
50th President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
January 3, 1877 – January 7, 1880
Preceded byGeorge B. Loring
Succeeded byRobert R. Bishop
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Cape district
In office
January 3, 1877 – January 7, 1880
Preceded byJonathan Higgins
Succeeded bySamuel Snow
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the Barnstable 1st district
In office
January 4, 1871 – January 7, 1874
Serving with Henry Goodspeed (1871), Ezra Howard (1871 & 1872), Nathaniel Sears (1872 & 1873), and Philip H. Robinson (1873)
Preceded byFrancis A. Nye, Henry Goodspeed, and Warren Marchant
Succeeded byLevi L. Goodspeed, Philip H. Robinson, and Joshua C. Robinson
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
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
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(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 American lawyer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. He was President of the Massachusetts Senate for the 1877, 1878, and 1879 sessions, and was United States Attorney for the 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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.
  • 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 United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin
1861–1866 		Succeeded by
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