William Cogswell
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William Cogswell while a U.S. Representative
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district |
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In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 |
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| Preceded by | Eben F. Stone |
| Succeeded by | William Everett |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1893 – May 22, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Moody |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate |
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In office 1885–1886 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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In office 1870–1871 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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In office 1881–1883 |
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| 19th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts |
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In office 1873–1874 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Calley |
| Succeeded by | Henry Laurens Williams |
| 16th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts |
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In office September 26, 1867 – 1869 |
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| Preceded by | David Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Nathanial Brown |
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| Born | August 23, 1838 Bradford, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 22, 1895 (aged 56) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | m. June 20, 1865, Emma Thorndike Proctor, d. April 1, 1877; m. December 12, 1881, Eva M. Davis |
| Children | William Cogswell, Emma Silsby Cogswell (Children of Emma Thorndike Proctor) |
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Atkinson Academy, Kimball Union Academy, Phillips Academy, Dartmouth College, Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
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| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
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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 awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers.
Cogswell was born in Bradford, Massachusetts, to George Cogswell and Abigail (Parker) Cogswell. Cogswell's father was a well-respected surgeon and one of the founders of the Massachusetts Republican Party. His grandfather, William Cogswell, was a surgeon's mate in the Revolutionary War who practiced medicine in Atkinson, New Hampshire, and gave land for the Atkinson Academy. Abigail's mother died when he was about 7 years old.
Cogswell attended Atkinson Academy, Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Cogswell entered Dartmouth in 1855, leaving it soon after. From 1856 to 1857 he went on a voyage around the world, spending two years as a sailor. When Cogswell returned from his voyage he entered Harvard Law School.
On September 8, 1860, Cogswell was admitted to the bar in Essex County, Massachusetts. He worked for a while in the office of Attorney William D. Northend, and in April 1861 Cogswell opened his own office in Salem, Massachusetts.
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