Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-14
CHARLES P. coGsWELL's
DEATH UNEXPECTED
End Came Suddenly After Two Weeks
Illness With the Grip-5anker tor
fdany Years,

Charles II. Cogswell. Tor many years
ldentlneu wlIn Inc DanAlng interests oI
ms CITY uleu suuueliiy a. nls nome NJ.
% Lincoln avenue ~ o.5u O'CLOCK W eu-
neSuaS Inol ming. 10 oIlly a lew was
nIS IA nealtn AnOWn out lc was Thought
Ae was Detler On Iuesuay. ne nau
0een SACK Ior LrV Weens with tne srIp
dllu Iuesudy nent hIs neatrt Desdn ~
IaiI nIIn WnIeA vi Uue4it ABOUT lie emu
nIs ueatn was 4SdIn ed VITA d SnVSh
AIlu sincere resretn oy ms many
LlISnoS.
ror over sixty years MIR. CogsweA
Add Deen 1t reslucnG Oh this cry. tie
Was TIE son vi ". wInIdIn II. anu Lu-
.leua Anne trdynei CVss~ ca, Ue-
ans one " ave Cnilul cn DUIn at RAM
i4eiu, December ., 1900. ne reSelNed
nls schooling III the school ana aSau-
envy IN that .Uen, nots ins aIwaA 5 nieil-.
~ pr1zcu ms connection wan Lac idteer.
W iien lie Was sixteen ne caIne 20 tnis
Guy anu began ms lUng Dushess car
.eef III the uIA SoUus SlVIe U1 n44s 81 -
tne senior nIeInOer OI wniCn nds tIie
EIdnuldther VI t1IUsf enOr Ely. ne Iv-
Lnaineu there Out a snort Time however
ne soon went west ana ia W IsDUlsIil
Desan ms Dotliflins Carer. II lasleu ut
d snO4L time tneie however Tor lie came
SecUnd National Dank was IncOrpUlat-
Gu ne became Inc MS cashier. ne VAS
wee President OF Lhe Dank uurng Ine
presidency OI T.. h. Thompson and al
ms uedLn Succeedeu HIM IN once. he
continued as presIuenU OF the pank I'M
til ABOUT the uIne Oh It's nquluatiOn IN
1867 since Wnen ne mas lived d rellred
nIe
he was widely known among the
leading nndnclal men OIL this emu Of the
state. he ndd been IuenuAeu Win the
norwich IL orcester road Tor many
years being a uii ector Oh the same anu
ne was also director OF the AplnOok
company IN JeWeIt Cit. lie was pres
iuent Oh the Norwicn Street tlauWay
Co. when h. T.. shaw, Jr., was the sup
erIntenaent anu ne was also connected
with the Norwich Water Power 20. ana
| the Norwich u New YORK RrOpeuet
| company. he was an attendant at
! Park Congregational cnurCn ana tOok
deep interest there IN having been
| a member OF the Dulldlng comhlIrtee
| when the church was erected In 1873.
| Mr. Cogswen did not a lttIe in devel-
| oping real estate in Norwich having
been the first to build a residence IN
Lincoln avenue while he laid out Sa-
| chem terrace and Washington Place
! ana was reepIy concerned In the lOCd-
ton of the New Haven station where 1t
is and in the erection of the Broad
day theater.
His long identity with the banking
interests IN the city made him a man
| prominent in financial circles and he
was identified with a number of the
large concerns of this vicinity ano
abroad. His ability was recognized not
alone here and his judgment was eager
| ly sought. He was a public spirited
citizen but did not hold any office not
taking a part in politics. He was de-
voted to his home and there the loss
will be particularly severe.
On June S, 1860 Charles Perkins Cog
swell and Sarah Lucretis Miner were
united in marriage in this city by
Rev. Alvan Bond, D. D.. Mr.. Cogs-
well having been in Whitewater, Wis
Mrs. Cogswell died Sept. 8, 1907.
The deceased is survived by one son
Charles p. Cogswell, Jr., Of Chicago
where he is engaged in the railwa!
supply business and two daughters
Miss Alice W..Cogswen and Miss Am!
l. Cogswell of this city. He also
leaves a sister, Mrs. Mary F. BarstoV
of this city.