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 theMassachusetts Senate from theCape district | |
| In office January 3, 1877 – January 7, 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Snow |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from theBarnstable 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 theDistrict of Wisconsin | |
| In office 1861–1866 | |
| Appointed by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | Don A. J. Upham |
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| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from theWorcester 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 (1829-06-06)June 6, 1829[1] |
| Died | June 11, 1889(1889-06-11) (aged 60)[1] |
| Resting place | Ancient Cemetery Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts |
| Party | Republican |
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| Profession | Lawyer, author[1] |
John Bear Doane Cogswell (June 6, 1829 – June 11, 1889) was anAmerican lawyer andRepublican politician from theU.S. state ofMassachusetts. He wasPresident of the Massachusetts Senate for the1877,1878, and1879 sessions, and wasUnited States Attorney for theDistrict of Wisconsin during thepresidency of Abraham Lincoln.
Cogswell prepared for college atPhillips Academy and graduated fromDartmouth College in 1850.[2] While at Dartmouth, he became a member ofZeta chapter ofPsi Upsilon fraternity.[3] After graduating, he read law in the office ofEmory Washburn.[2] In 1852, he was awarded the LL B. fromHarvard Law School.[4] He was admitted to theWorcester County in 1853 and opened a law office inWorcester, Massachusetts soon thereafter.
Cogswell represented Worcester in theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1857.[2] He moved toMilwaukee later that year and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar that December. From 1862 to 1867, he was the United States District attorney for Wisconsin.[5] He was the last U.S. Attorney for Wisconsin before its division into Western and Eastern districts.[1][6]
In 1870, Cogswell moved toYarmouth, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1871 to 1873 and was chairman of the judiciary committee during his final two years. He was a delegate to the1872 Republican National Convention. Cogswell was a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1877 to 1879 and was Senate president all three years.[2]
Cogswell retired from public life in 1880 and moved toHaverhill, Massachusetts, where he focused on writing. He was a frequent contributor to newspapers and wrote a biographical sketch ofRufus Choate that was published by theNew England Historic Genealogical Society. Cogswell died in Haverhill on June 11, 1899.[2]
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| Preceded by Jonathan Higgins | Member of theMassachusetts Senatefrom theCape 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 |
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| Preceded by | United States Attorney for theDistrict of Wisconsin 1861–1866 | Succeeded by |
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