James Cowgill
39th Mayor of Kansas City
In office
1918 – January 20, 1922
Preceded byGeorge H. Edwards
Succeeded bySam B. Strother
Personal details
Born(1848-04-02)April 2, 1848
Henry County, Indiana, United States
DiedJanuary 20, 1922(1922-01-20) (aged 73)
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Political party Democratic
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceArmy
Years of service1864-1865
Unit9th Indiana Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

James Cowgill (April 2, 1848 – January 20, 1922) was State Treasurer of Missouri from 1908 to 1912 and Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1918 until he died in office.

Biography

Cowgill was born April 2, 1848, on a farm in Henry County, Indiana. In 1864, He joined the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was part of the 9th Indiana Infantry and served until the end of the war in 1865.[1]

He moved to a Caldwell County, Missouri farm in 1868. He was elected presiding Judge of the Caldwell County Court in 1882 and in 1890. He represented the county in the Missouri General Assembly.

Cowgill moved to Kansas City in 1893 and was elected city treasurer in 1900. He was president of the Pioneer Life Insurance Company.[2] After serving as State Treasurer, he was Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee in 1916. He was member of the Kansas City Board of Elections in 1917 and elected mayor in 1918. He died at his desk.

References

  1. ^ "Missouri State Treasurer, Sarah Steelman". Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Local History - Kansas City Public Library". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
Party political offices Preceded byRobert P. Williams Democratic nominee for State Treasurer of Missouri 1904, 1908 Succeeded byEdwin P. Deal Political offices Preceded byJacob F. Gmelich State Treasurer of Missouri 1909–1913 Succeeded byEdwin P. Deal Preceded byGeorge H. Edwards Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri 1918–1922 Succeeded bySam B. Strother
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