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60 Coffin,

William Anderson,

painter,

art

was born Jan. 31, 1855, in Allegheny City, Pa. He became an associate in the national academy of design, and in 1886 was awarded the Hallgarten prize of two critic,

ond congress. He died March meda, Cal.

Coggins, Paschal Heston, lawyer, author, 10, 1852, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1855-68 he resided in California; and in

was born Jan.

James M., lawyer,

jurist,

university of Pennsylvania. Since 1873 he has been in the practice of law. In 1873-82 he practiced law in

was

born May 16, 1818, in Mansfield, Ohio. In 1861 he was elected judge of the court of

common

California; since 1882 in Philadelphia, Pa.;

He was

principal secretary of the great union convention of Ohio; and was for several years the standing candidate of his party for representative in congress. He died Nov. 29, 1891, in Cleveland, pleas.

Ohio. Coffroth, Alexander H., lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born on May 18, 1828, in Somerset, Pa. He attended the public and the old Somerset acad-

enemy; then engaged in teaching; and in 1851 was admitted to the

bar.

In

1863-67

and 1879-81 he was a representative to the thirty-eighth and thirfortyty-ninth and and sixth congresses since 1881 has devoted his entire attention to his profession of law in Somerset, Pa. During his career in congress he was known as a true friend for the soldier. He was the warm personal friend of Stanton and Lincoln, and was one of the pallbearers of the murdered president. He died in 1906 in Somerset, Pa.

and has held various positions of trust and honor. He is the author of Harry Ambler;

Mystery; Moncasket Law, a handbook; and has contributed extensively to the leading magazines and reviews of America. Coghlan, Joseph Bullock, naval officer, was born Dec. 8, 1844, in Frankfort, Ky. In 1866 he was promoted to lieutenant; and was made lieutenant-commander in 1868. He was promoted to commander in 1882; and captain in 1896; from 1897 commanded the Ealeigh on the Asiatic station, taking part in the brilliant naval battle of Manila Jaay. He died in 1908 in Washington, D.C.

Coghlan, Rose, actress, was bom April 14, 1850, in England. In 1865 she made her first public appearance in Macbeth in the Royal theatre of Scotland. She starred in. East Lynne; All for Her; and many other productions.

Cogswell, Charles Northend, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born in 1797 in South Berwick, Maine. He became one of the foremost lawyers of

New

was born was a sea capVoyages to Va-

Coggeshall, George, author, poet, in 1784 in Connecticut. He tain. He was the author of

in the democratic party. During the latter part of his

leader

War with England, 1812-14; HisSketch of Commerce and Navigation

ing Our

life

torical

terms

served two the Maine state senate, and one

from the Christian Era to 1860; and Eeligious and Miscellaneous Poetry. He died about 1860.



ister.

Cogblan, John M., lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 8, 1835, in Louisville, Ky. He was a member of the California state legislature in 1865. In 1871-93 he was a representative from California to the forty-sec-

in

term in congress. His

the time of his death, which occurred Oct. 11,

Island.

Coggeshall, William Turner, journalist, diplomat, author, was born Sept. 6, 1824, in Lewistown, Pa. He was a journalist of Cincinnati. He was the author of Signs of the Times, a work on spirit rapplngs; Home Hits and Hints and Stories of Frontier Adventure. He died Aug. 2, 1867, in Ecuador, where he was serving as United States min-

he

name was brought forward for governor at

colonial governor. In colonial governor of Rhode

John,

1647-48 he was

England; and he

was an acknowledged

rious Parts of the 'World; History of American Privateers and Letters of Marque Dur-

Coggeshall,

graduated from

1872

hundred dollars for his picture in the national academy. His most notable paintings are Close of Day; and The Hayfield. Coffinsberry,

26, 1879, in Ala-

1843, in Berwick,

Maine.

Cogswell, Frederick Hull, lawyer, lecturer, author, was born March 11, 1859, in New Preston, Conn. In 1884 he became official reporter of the superior court at New Haven, Conn. In 1884 he published Cogswell's Compendium of Phonography; and was the author of The Regicides, an historical novel; and a second novel entitled Newgate. He died in 1907. Cogswell, Henry D., founder, philanthropist, was bom in 1820. He founded Cogswell college. He died July 9, 1900, in San Francisco, Cal.