William Cogswell

U.S. Congressperson

1838 – 1895

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Who was William Cogswell?

William Cogswell 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.

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Born
Aug 23, 1838
Bradford, Massachusetts
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Dartmouth College
  • Kimball Union Academy
  • Phillips Academy
  • Harvard Law School
  • Atkinson Academy
Died
May 22, 1895
Washington, D.C.

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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