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 by	Eben F. Stone
Succeeded by	William Henry Moody
Constituency	7th 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 by	David Roberts
Succeeded by	Nathanial Brown
In office 1873–1874
Preceded by	Samuel Calley
Succeeded by	Henry Laurens Williams
Personal details
Born	August 23, 1838 Bradford, Massachusetts
Died	May 22, 1895(1895-05-22) (aged 56) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Emma Thorndike Proctor (m. 1865, d. 1877) Eva M. Davis (m. 1881)
Children	William Emma Silsby
Education	Atkinson Academy Kimball Union Academy Phillips Academy
Alma mater	Dartmouth College Harvard Law School
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States Union
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861 - 1865
Rank	Colonel Brevet Brigadier General
Commands	2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XX Corps
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 appointed to the grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers.