John Cosgrove

John Cosgrove (September 12, 1839 – August 15, 1925) was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.

Biography Cosgrove was born on September 12, 1839, in Alexandria Bay, New York, to James Cosgrove and Georgia Augusta Bliss. Educated at public schools in Redwood, New York, he studied law at Watertown and in October 1863, he was admitted to the bar. He journeyed to participate in the Pike's Peak gold rush after graduating from high school. He first practiced law in New York, moving to Boonville, Missouri,

After serving in Congress, Cosgrove continued practicing law in Boonville. He died on August 15, 1925, aged 88, in Boonville, from kidney disease and influenza. He is buried in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, in Boonville.