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Dr. Henry Cogswell

Dr. Henry Cogswell and His Monuments

Dr. Henry Cogswell, the California dentist and temperance advocate, the founder of Cogswell Polytechnical College and donor of a number of drinking fountains, was featured in the August, 2005, issue of the Courier. For new members or those who have forgotten we repeat the following details of his life. His mother died when he was eight years old and his father left him with his grandparents who died soon after. He worked in a cotton factory to earn money for his education, then taught school and later studied dentistry. He married Caroline E. Roberts and set up a dentistry practice in her home area - Providence, RI. When gold was discovered in California, he moved there and, through dentistry and real estate, became a millionaire. ln addition to endowing Cogswell Polytechnical College, he founded a dental college in San Francisco. He set out to provide one water fountain for every hundred taverns in America, although some communities turned down the offer after seeing the design

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Arm & Crest Dr. Henry Cogswell Dr. Henry Cogswell and His Monuments Dr. Henry Cogswell, the California dentist and temperance advocate, the founder of Cogswell Polytechnical College and donor of a number of drinking fountains, was featured in the August, 2005, issue of the Courier. For new members or those who have forgotten we repeat the following details of his life. His mother died when he was eight years old and his father left him with his grandparents who died soon after. He worked in a cotton factory to earn money for his education, then taught school and later studied dentistry. He married Caroline E. Roberts and set up a dentistry practice in her home area - Providence, RI. When gold was discovered in California, he moved there and, through dentistry and real estate, became a millionaire. ln addition to endowing Cogswell Polytechnical College, he founded a dental college in San Francisco. He set out to provide one water fountain for every hundred taverns in America, although some communities turned down the offer after seeing the design
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