Amos Coggswell

Amos Coggswell

3rd Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1859–1861
Preceded by	George Bradley
Succeeded by	Jared Benson
Minnesota State Representative from the 15th District
In office 1859–1861
Minnesota State Senator from the 12th District
In office 1872–1875

Personal details
Born	1825 New Hampshire
Died	1892 Steele County, Minnesota
Political party	Republican Democrat
Residence	Aurora Township, Steele County, Minnesota
Profession	Lawyer, Farmer

Amos Coggswell (1825 in New Hampshire – 1892 in Steele County, Minnesota) was a Minnesota politician, a member of both the Republican and Democratic parties, and a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Coggswell served as a delegate to the Republican State Constitutional Convention in 1857. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1858, and became the second house speaker in 1859.

In 1867, he ran unsuccessfully for Minnesota Secretary of State as a Democrat. Coggswell was later elected to the Minnesota Senate, where he served from 1872 to 1875.