William Cogswell
Former United States Representative
William Cogswell 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. Wikipedia
Born: August 23, 1838, Bradford, Haverhill, MA
Died: May 22, 1895 (age 56 years), Washington, D.C.
Party: Republican Party
Spouse: Emma Thorndike (m. 1865)
Previous offices: Representative (1887–1895), Massachusetts State Senator (1885–1886), Massachusetts State Representative (1881–1883), and more
Education: Dartmouth College, Harvard Law School, Phillips Academy — Andover, and more
Children: William; Emma Silsby