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]
John B. D. Cogswell | |
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| 50th President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1877 – January 7, 1880 | |
| Preceded by | George B. Loring |
| Succeeded by | Robert R. Bishop |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Cape district | |
| In office January 3, 1877 – January 7, 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Samuel 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 by | Francis A. Nye, Henry Goodspeed, and Warren Marchant |
| Succeeded by | Levi L. Goodspeed, Philip H. Robinson, and Joshua C. Robinson |
| United States Attorney for the 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 (aged 60)[1] Haverhill, Massachusetts[1] |
| Resting place | Ancient Cemetery Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Mary Abbot Trumbull
(m. 1858–1889) |
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| Profession | Lawyer, author[1] |
Biography
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Nutt, Charles (1919), History of Worcester and Its People, Vol. III, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 207
- ^ Psi Upsilon Fraternity. New York, Baker & Godwin. 1864. p. 74.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- 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.