Amos Coggswell Explained

Amos Coggswell
Order:3rd
Office:Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Term Start:1859
Term End:1861
Predecessor:George Bradley
Successor:Jared Benson
Office2:Minnesota State Representative from the 15th District
Term Start2:December 7, 1859
Term End2:January 7, 1861
Office3:Minnesota State Senator from the 12th District
Term Start3:January 2, 1872
Term End3:January 3, 1876
Predecessor3:Leonard B. Hodges
Successor3:Louis L. Wheelock
Birth Date:29 September 1825
Birth Place:Boscawen, New Hampshire, U.S.
Death Place:Steele County, Minnesota, U.S.
Party:Republican
Democrat
Residence:Aurora Township, Steele County, Minnesota, U.S.
Profession:Lawyer, Farmer

Amos Coggswell (September 29, 1825 in Boscawen, New Hampshire  - November 15, 1892 in Steele County, Minnesota) was a Minnesota politician, a member of both the Republican and Democratic parties, and a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Coggswell served as a delegate to the Republican State Constitutional Convention in 1857. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1858, and became the second house speaker in 1859.

In 1867, he ran unsuccessfully for Minnesota Secretary of State as a Democrat.[1] Coggswell was later elected to the Minnesota Senate, where he served the 12th District from 1872 to 1875.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 2020-07-31. www.leg.state.mn.us.
  2. Web site: Coggswell, Amos - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present. 2020-07-31. www.leg.state.mn.us.