Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill Explained

Jedd P. C. Cottrill
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:5th
Term Start:January 1, 1883
Term End:January 1887
Predecessor:Isaac W. Van Schaick
Successor:Theodore Fritz
Office1:District Attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Term Start1:January 2, 1865
Term End1:January 7, 1867
Predecessor1:S. Park Coon
Successor1:C. K. Martin
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:15 April 1832
Birth Place:Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.
Death Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Cause:Tuberculosis
Restingplace:Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee
Spouse:Ellen M. Camp (died 1915)
Education:University of Vermont
Profession:Lawyer

Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill (April 15, 1832February 8, 1889) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing northern Milwaukee County during the 1883 and 1885 sessions.

Biography

Cottrill was born on April 15, 1832, in Montpelier, Vermont.[1] He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1852, taught school while studying law with the firm of Peck & Colby, and attained admission to the bar. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1855.[2]

Career

Cottrill practiced law in Milwaukee. He served as district attorney of Milwaukee County from 1865 to 1867. He later served as a commissioner for the federal district courts in Wisconsin, and was a member of the committee appointed to organize and revise Wisconsin's statutes in 1878. He was a member of the State Senate from 1883 to 1885.

Cottrill died of tuberculosis on February 8, 1889. He was buried at Milwaukee's historic Forest Home Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 1885 . State of Wisconsin . Heg . James E. . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1885/reference/wi.wibluebk1885.i0017.pdf . Biographical Sketches . 420 . March 10, 2022 .
  2. Web site: In Memory of Jedd P.C. Cottrill. 1889. Milwaukee Bar Association. 2015-05-11.