Prescott Franklin Cogswell (October 23, 1859 – January 15, 1960) served in the California legislature for the 33rd District for the 40th and 41st Sessions.

Biography

Cogswell was born in Thamesford, Canada West on October 23, 1859.[1][2][3]

He was a member of the California State Assembly from 1906 to 1912, and of the California State Senate from 1912 to 1916.[2]

From 1918 to 1926, Cogswell served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.[1]

He died in El Monte, California on January 15, 1960.[4]

A reservoir on the San Gabriel River was named in his honor.

References

  1. ^ a b "Supervisor Prescott F. Cogswell" (PDF). Board of Supervisors. County of Los Angeles. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  2. ^ a b California Blue Book. California Secretary of State. 1915. p. 503. Retrieved July 6, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Prescott F. Cogswell Dies at Age of 100". Los Angeles Times. January 16, 1960. p. 31. Retrieved July 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Political offices
Preceded by Los Angeles County Supervisor
First District
1918-1926 		Succeeded by


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_F._Cogswell
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