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John S. Cogdell

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John S. Cogdell
5th Comptroller General of South Carolina
In office
1819–1821
GovernorJohn Geddes
Thomas Bennett, Jr.
Preceded byRobert Creswell
Succeeded byThomas Lee
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

John Stevens Cogdell was an American sculptor who lived in Charleston, South Carolina, in the first half of the nineteenth century. He was also a lawyer and public official, and was a member of the city's St. Cecilia Society. He served as Comptroller General of South Carolina. In 1827, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary Academician.

References

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  • Anna Wells Rutledge, "Cogdell and Mills, Charleston Sculptors", Antiques 41 (1942): 192–193.
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