William Cogswell
William Cogswell | |
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William Cogswell while a U.S. Representative | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – May 22, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Eben F. Stone |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Moody |
| Constituency | 7th district (1887–93) 6th district (1893–95) |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1885–1886 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| In office 1881–1883 | |
| 16th and 19th Mayor of Salem | |
| In office September 26, 1867 – 1869 | |
| Preceded by | David Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Nathanial Brown |
| In office 1873–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Calley |
| Succeeded by | Henry Laurens Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1838 Bradford, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 22, 1895 (aged 56) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Thorndike Proctor (m. 1865, d. 1877) Eva M. Davis (m. 1881) |
| Children | William Emma Silsby |
| Education | Atkinson Academy Kimball Union Academy Phillips Academy |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861 - 1865 |
| Rank | Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
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| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Cogswell (August 23, 1838 – May 22, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was appointed to the grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers.