9-501: Cogswell may refer to: People [ edit ] Cogswell (surname) , a list of people Cogswell K. Green (1809–1889), American lawyer and politician Cogswell Thomas, pen name of Theodore L. Thomas (1920–2005), American short story writer Places [ edit ] Cogswell, North Dakota , United States, a city Cogswell Dam , Los Angeles County, California, United States Cogswell Tower , Nova Scotia, Canada Schools in
18-605: A character in the American animated series The Jetsons Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cogswell . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cogswell&oldid=1185861203 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
27-543: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cogswell_(surname)&oldid=1185860982 " Categories : Surnames English toponymic surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Henry Hezekiah Cogswell Henry Hezekiah Cogswell (April 12, 1776 – November 9, 1854)
36-1637: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cogswell (surname) Cogswell is a surname, derived from the town of Coggeshall in Essex. Notable people with the surname include: A. E. Cogswell (1858–1934), British architect Alice Cogswell (1805–1830), deaf American, daughter of Mason Fitch Cogswell Bryce Cogswell , computer expert Charles A. Cogswell (1844–1908), American state senator Ed Cogswell (1854–1888), Major League Baseball player Fred Cogswell (1917–2004), Canadian poet Henry D. Cogswell (1820–1900), American dentist and temperance movement crusader Henry Hezekiah Cogswell (1776-1854), Nova Scotia lawyer, political figure and philanthropist Isabella Binney Cogswell (1819–1874), Canadian businessperson, daughter of Henry Hezekiah Cogswell James Kelsey Cogswell (1847–1908), United States Navy admiral who served in Spanish–American War John Cogswell (1592–1669), early colonist and landowner in colonial Massachusetts John B. D. Cogswell (1829–1889), American state senator Joseph Cogswell (1786–1871), American librarian, bibliographer and educator Margaret Cogswell (born 1947), American mixed-media installation artist and sculptor Mary V. R. Thayer (née Cogswell; 1902–1983), American socialite, journalist and author Mason Fitch Cogswell (1761–1830), American physician who pioneered education for
45-685: The Halifax Board of Health. Cogswell was president of the Albion Fire and Life Insurance Company and of the Annapolis Iron Mining Company. An obvious target for political reformers, he lost most of his political appointments by 1841. Cogswell helped support the Halifax Mechanics' Institute , was a generous supporter of King's College and contributed to Halifax charities. In his later years, he lobbied for
54-512: The United States [ edit ] University of Silicon Valley , San Jose, California, originally named Cogswell Technical School and later Cogswell Polytechnical College Henry Cogswell College , Everett, Washington Military [ edit ] Cogswell's Regiment of Militia , a Massachusetts militia from 1775 to 1777 USS Cogswell , a US Navy destroyer Fictional characters [ edit ] Cosmo Cogswell,
63-466: The deaf Prescott F. Cogswell (1859–1960), American politician Sue Cogswell (born 1951), English squash player Theodore Cogswell (1918–1987), American science fiction author William Cogswell (disambiguation) References [ edit ] ^ "Surname Database: Cogswell Last Name Origin" . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Cogswell . If an internal link intending to refer to
72-813: Was a lawyer, political figure and philanthropist in Nova Scotia . He represented the town of Halifax in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1818 to 1820. He was president of the Royal Acadian School . He was born in Cornwallis Township , the son of Mason Cogswell and Lydia Huntington, and was educated at King's College . He studied law with Richard John Uniacke and was called to the bar in 1798, setting up practice in Halifax . In 1805, Cogswell married Isabella Ellis. He
81-593: Was named deputy provincial secretary in 1812 and, in 1818, Registrar of the Court of Chancery. In 1816, he purchased The Carleton . With Martin Gay Black and others, he helped establish the Halifax Banking Company in 1825, serving as first president for the bank. In 1831, Cogswell was named to the province's Council . He also served as commissioner of the vice admiralty court and president of
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