John Cosgrove | |
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.jpg) Cosgrove in 1919 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Ira S. Haseltine |
| Succeeded by | John T. Heard |
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| Born | (1938-09-12)September 12, 1938 |
| Died | August 15, 1925(1925-08-15) (aged 88) |
| Party | Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
John Cosgrove (September 12, 1839 – August 15, 1925) was an American politician. He was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMissouri.
Cosgrove was born on September 12, 1839, inAlexandria Bay, New York, to James Cosgrove and Georgia Augusta Bliss.[1] Educated at public schools inRedwood, New York, he studied law atWatertown and in October 1863, he wasadmitted to the bar.[2] He journeyed to participate in thePike's Peak gold rush after graduating from high school.[3] He first practiced law in New York, moving toBoonville, Missouri,[2] which he travelled through on the way to Pike's Peak and enjoyed.[3] In Boonville, he continued praticing law. He was its city attorney from 1870 to 1871; he later served nonconsecutive terms from April 1877 to April 1878, and from April 1879 to April 1881. In 1872, he was electedCooper County's prosecuting attorney.[2]
ADemocrat, Cosgrove was a delegate of the1872 and1920 Democratic National Conventions. He representedMissouri's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. He withdrew from the1884 election.[2][4]
After serving in Congress, Cosgrove continued practicing law in Boonville.[2] In 1906,Canadian Magazine noted a trial in which he misquoted scripture fromJoshua 10, which the opposing attorney challenged to the judge; after Cosgrove corrected himself, he remained unchallenged.[5] He died on August 15, 1925, aged 88, in Boonville, from kidney disease and influenza.[1] At the time of his death, he was one of Missouri's oldest active lawyers.[6] He is buried in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, in Boonville.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 6th congressional district 1883–1885 | Succeeded by |
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