and served two years, and as his successor named Professor Jeremiah W. Sanborn, who has since done so much to elevate the farm and the farmer. He was President of the Belknap County Agricultural Society in 1883 and in 1884, and was a charter member of Crystal Lake Grange, number one hundred and one, Patrons of Husbandry, of Gilmanton Iron Works, and has been its Lecturer since its formation. He takes especial pride in his horses, for one of which he took the first prize at the New England Fair a few years since. His farm, as a whole, is one of the best in the town of Gilmanton, and is excelled by only a few in the State. It is good, strong land, and is very carefully cultivated. CITIZEN. Mr. Cogswell was commissioned colonel by Governor Weston. His fighting rank was captain, won on the field of battle at the age of twenty-two years, and very acceptable to him when used in addressing him by an old comrade of army days. The Colonel is a very generous man to his needy townsmen. Many good men are ready to help the "Lord's poor;" Colonel Cogswell always has a kind word and a helping hand and purse for that other kind of poor not so often in high favor. A tendollar bill, given or loaned at times by him, has saved many a poor fellow from trouble and distress of a serious nature. The Colonel is public-spirited. supports all measures calculated to better his immediate locality, his native town, the State, or the nation. The village at the Iron Works has been improved and the value of property enhanced by his efforts with others in erecting there a shoe factory, which He gives employment to above one hundred operatives. His large house is the home for the whole family of Cogswells whereever scattered, and his many personal friends are there hospitably entertained. For many years he has been a liberal supporter of the Congregational Church of Gilmanton Iron Works, of which society he is a member, and he attends meeting regularly every Sunday. He is a member of the executive committee, which has charge of a fund of some $3500. He is not bigoted in his religious views, however, but contributes to the support of the gospel in all the neighboring churches. He is a member of the John L. Perley, Jr., Post, No. 37, G. A. R., of Laconia, and has frequently been called upon to deliver Memorial Day addresses. He is a member of the Winnipisseogee Lodge, F. and A. Masons, of Alton, and for two years was Master of the Lodge. He possesses a retentive memory and is an eloquent speaker, his off-hand addresses being especially pleasing to his audiences. He is a storehouse of facts relating to the early history of Gilmanton and its pioneers, and is especially interested in genealogies and subjects He is a man of antiquarian interest. of large frame, large head, large heart, popular with all who know him and with all who can appreciate a thoroughly good fellow. In the entertainment of company at his hospitable home he is ably seconded by his bright and vivacious wife, who heartily enters into all plans and aspirations of the Colonel's life. the emigrant ancestor, who came to this country with his wife and family in 1635 and settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts. I. JOHN COGSWELL, son of Edward and Alice Cogswell, and grandson of Robert and Alicia Cogswell, was born in 1592 in Westbury Leigh, County of Wilts, England. His father and his grandfather and his ancestors for generations had been engaged in the manufacture of woollen cloths in the neighborhood of his birthplace; and members of the Cogswell family continue to this day making cloth in the same locality. He married, September 10, 1615, Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of Rev. William and Phillis Thompson, and settled down in the old homestead. His parents died soon after his marriage, and he succeeded to the business. This business he carried on successfully for a score of years, when he was impelled to migrate with his family. Those were troublesome times in the mother country, and the tide of emigration had already commenced to flow towards the New England coast. With his wife, the daughter of the parish vicar of Westbury Leigh, and eight of their nine children, he embarked May 23, 1635, at Bristol, England, on the ship Angel Gabriel, to find the home of religious freedom in the new world. He had previously disposed of his "mylls," his houses, his land, and his business, and took with him several farm and household servants, an amount of valuable furniture, farming implements, housekeeping utensils, and a considerable sum of money. After a very long passage the vessel approached the harbor of Pemaquid, on the coast of Maine, when, within sight of their haven, they were overtaken by a fearful gale, which made a wreck of the Angel Gabriel and caused the loss of much of Mr. Cogs well's property. The whole family, however, reached the shore in safety. Mr. Cogswell soon after settled in Ipswich, where he became a leading citizen, and died full of years and honors, November 29, 1869. Mrs. Cogswell, who "was a woman of sterling qualities and dearly beloved by all who knew her," died, June 2, 1676. II. WILLIAM COGSWELL, eldest son of John and Elizabeth (Thompson) Cogswell, was baptized in March, 1619, and came with his parents to America. He settled on the home place in Ipswich, now in the town of Essex, Massachusetts, and was an influential and highly respected citizen. He married, in 1649, Susanna Hawkes, daughter of Adam and Mrs. Anne (Hutchinson) Hawkes. She was born in 1633, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and died in 1696. He died December 15, 1700. III. LIEUTENANT JOHN COGSWELL, son of William and Susanna (Hawkes) Cogswell, was born May 12, 1665, in Chebacco, Ipswich, where he lived until his death. He was called to fill various public offices in the town and was a member of the church. He married before 1693 Hannah Goodhue, daughter of Deacon William, Jr., and Hannah (Dane) Goodhue. He died in 1710. Mrs. Cogswell, born July 4, 1673, after the death of her first husband married in 1713 Lieutenant Thomas Perley. She died December 25, 1742. IV. NATHANIEL COGSWELL, son of Lieutenant John and Hannah (Goodhue) Cogswell, was born January 19, 1707, in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich. He was three years old when his father died and in early boyhood entered a store in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He became a leading merchant and a prominent citizen of the town. He was a man of integrity and business capacity, mate in the Military Hospital at West and was a devoted and efficient member Point. January 5, 1784, he was proof the church. He married January 31, 1740, Judith Badger, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Peaslee) Badger. Mrs. Cogswell was the only surviving daughter of her father, who was a merchant of Haverhill. She was born February 3, 1724, and died May 7, 1810. After a successful business life, Mr. Cogswell retired in 1766, and settled upon a farm in Atkinson, New Hampshire. He at once became active in religious and educational matters in the town. During the Revolutionary War his patriotism was declared by large loans of money to provide equipments and provisions for the soldiers. These loans of money, by reason of a depreciated currency, proved almost a total loss. Besides providing money Mr. Cogswell gave eight sons to the army who served with distinction and fulfilled an aggregate term of service of more than thirty-eight years. The aggregate height of these eight brothers was about fifty feet. They all survived the war and became prominent in professional and civil life. Mr. Cogswell died March 23, 1783. V. DR. WILLIAM COGSWELL, son of Nathaniel and Judith (Badger) Cogswell, was born July 11, 1760, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. At the breaking out of the Revolution he entered the army at the age of fifteen years, enlisting in the company commanded by his older brother, Captain Thomas Cogswell, in Colonel Baldwin's regiment. He served through the year 1776. For the next year he studied medicine and surgery with Dr. Nathaniel Peabody, at Atkinson. In 1778 he served with General Sullivan in Rhode Island. Having completed his medical studies he was appointed, July 19, 1781, surgeon's moted to the position of surgeon-in- She was born VI. HONORABLE THOMAS COGSWELL, son of Dr. William and Judith (Badger) Cogswell, and father of Honorable Thomas Cogswell, of Gilmanton, the subject of this sketch, was born December 7, 1798, in Atkinson. He married, February 25, 1820, Mary Noyes, daughter of James and Mary (Weston) Noyes, and settled and resided in Gilmanton until his death, nearly fifty years later. He was an extensive farmer, owning the homestead of his maternal grandfather, General Joseph Badger, which he increased to one thousand acres. He was a man of great influ. VII. HON. THOMAS COGSWELL, Son of Hon. Thomas and Mary (Noyes) Cogswell, was born February 8, 1841, in Gilmanton. He married, October 8, 1873, Florence Mooers, daughter of Reuben D. and Betsey S. (Currier) Mooers. She was born July 21, 1851, in Manchester, N. H. ence in the town and State. Mr. Cogs- Mrs. Cogswell was born in Plaistow, well was justice of the peace some April 25, 1801. She died May 3, 1886. forty years, county treasurer, deputy Mr. Cogswell died August 8, 1868. sheriff, selectman, representative, judge of Court of Common Pleas, 18411855, of Belknap county, member of the Governor's Council in 1856, trustee of Gilmanton Academy and Theological Seminary, and deacon of the Congregational Church in Gilmanton Iron Works. For many years he was moderator of that stormy legislative assembly, the annual town-meeting, and his voice always commanded the attention and respect of that critical and exacting body of citizens. CHILDREN. Anna Mooers, born Sept. 17, 1874. The firm of James R. Hill & Co. have lately been obliged to enlarge their accommodations in the city of Concord for the manufacture of their Concord Harness, so much has their business increased. This is no doubt owing to their judicious advertising in the pages of the GRANITE MONTHLY. The addition to their premises is a two story brick block, already fully occupied by their skilled workmen making harness for every land and every people the sun shines upon. HON. LYCURGUS PITMAN. BY F. B. OSGOOD, ESQUIRE. Hon. Lycurgus Pitman, of North Conway, the Democratic candidate for Senator in the Grafton District, Number 2, is a young man of great business ability, always ready to forward any enterprise that may be beneficial to the town or to the State. He is the son of G. W. M. Pitman, a lawyer of northern New Hampshire, and Emeline Pitman, and was born in Bartlett April 9, 1848. He received his education at the common schools of his native town and North Conway, and as a young man was for several terms a successful teacher of youth. He finally embarked in business in 1870 as a pharmacist and settled in North Conway. He is an earnest Democrat, prominent in his party and ready to promote its interests in all legitimate ways. As a neighbor and townsman he is open handed and generous; no one, irrespective of party, ever called on him for assistance in vain. His circle of acquaintances, both in and out of the State, is large; and no one in this section is better or more favorably known than he to the many tourists who annually visit the White Hills, and no one stands higher as a man, a citizen, and a gentleman, among his friends and intimates. He was married December 25, 1870, to Lizzie I. Merrill, and their home is graced by three daughters, the oldest fourteen years of age. Mr. Pitman was one of the projectors of the North Conway & Mt. Kearsarge Railroad, is one of the directors, and is clerk of the corporation. During the last session of the Legislature Hon. Harry Bingham represented the district in the Senate, receiving 3,074 votes, a plurality of 697 over his Republican antagonist, Joseph M. Jackman, so we may naturally infer that Mr. Pitman's chances of election are well assured. Mr. Pitman is Mr. Pitman is a genial, whole souled citizen, a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a Knight of Pythias. HON. HOSEA B. CARTER. Hosea B. Carter, Democratic candidate for State Senator in District Num. ber 21, is a resident of Hampstead, where he was born September 5, 1834. His education was obtained at the common schools, and he was master of a good trade when he came of age. Tiring of home life he got employment as a canvasser, meeting with fair success. During the war he was active in helping towns fill their quotas, and in 1862 was keeping a hotel at Camp Stanton, Box ford, Mass. Thence he went to Canada in the interests of the secret service, and had the pleasure of attending the Peace Conference at the Clifton House in 1864. He was at Montreal and St. Johns during the rebel raid into Vermont, the following year was an important witness in the Mrs. Surratt trial in Washington. From 1865 to 1870 he was superintendent of agencies for New England for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. In 1872 he opened a store for a short time in Concord, and that same year he became a disciple of Ruel Durkee, obtaining active employ ment in the lobby. In 1876 he divided the State into councillor and senatorial Districts, giving the Republican party four of the five councillors and eight of the twelve senators. In 1879 he drew up the apportionment bill, displaying his statesmanship on that occasion, for the bill gives the Democratic towns a vote in the legislature in off years, while the Republican towns are fully represented when a United States Senator is to be chosen. He was also the author of the bill dividing the State into 24 Districts, giving the Republicans sixteen senators. In 1880 he was chairman of the Committee on Credentials in the Republi can State Convention, and the next day held the same office in the Democratic State Convention. He was postmaster at Hampstead from 1874 to 1879, railroad commissioner for the Boston & Maine Railroad from 1876 to 1880. He is married and has two children and four grandchildren. His wife was Kate E. Martin, of Malone, N. Y. He was publishing in Haverhill in 1880 when he was burned out by the great fire ; since then he has represented a St. Louis Safe Co. He is remarkable for his knowledge of men and figures, and if elected to the Senate will be a heavy weight. |