Spencer Cosby | |
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Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia | |
In office December 21, 1908 – March 15, 1909 | |
Preceded by | Jay Johnson Morrow |
Succeeded by | William Voorhees Judson |
Personal details | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland | October 2, 1867
Died | March 26, 1962 Washington, D.C. | (aged 94)
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Spouse | E. Yvonne Shepard |
Profession | military engineer, politician |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1891–1928 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles / wars | Spanish–American War World War I |
Spencer Cosby (October 2, 1867 – March 26, 1962) was a U.S. Army officer who served as military attaché of the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France and as Engineering Commissioner of the District of Columbia.[1]