Calvin Cowgill
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Preceded byJames L. Evans
Succeeded byGeorge W. Steele
BornJanuary 7, 1819
Clinton County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 1903 (aged 84)
Wabash, Indiana, U.S
Calvin Cowgill | |
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.jpg) From 1903's Biographical Memoirs of Wabash County, Indiana | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | James L. Evans |
| Succeeded by | George W. Steele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1819 Clinton County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 1903 (aged 84) Wabash, Indiana, U.S |
| Party | Republican |
Calvin Cowgill (January 7, 1819 – February 10, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1879 to 1881.
Born in Clinton County, Ohio, Cowgill attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to Indiana in 1836. He studied law in Winchester, Randolph County. He moved to Wabash County, Indiana, in 1846. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Wabash. He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1851 and again during the special session of 1865. He served as treasurer of Wabash County 1855–1859, and provost marshal of the eleventh district of Indiana 1862–1865.
