William Cogswell

William Cogswell
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 byEben F. Stone
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Moody
Constituency7th 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[1] – 1869
Preceded byDavid Roberts
Succeeded byNathanial Brown
In office
1873–1874
Preceded bySamuel Calley
Succeeded byHenry Laurens Williams
Personal details
BornAugust 23, 1838
Bradford, Massachusetts
DiedMay 22, 1895(1895-05-22) (aged 56)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Emma Thorndike Proctor (m. 1865, d. 1877)
Eva M. Davis (m. 1881)
ChildrenWilliam
Emma Silsby
EducationAtkinson Academy
Kimball Union Academy
Phillips Academy
Alma materDartmouth College
Harvard Law School
ProfessionAttorney
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861 - 1865
Rank Colonel
Brevet Brigadier General
Commands
Battles/warsAmerican 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.

  1. ^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & Co., p. 226