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American politician
Jedd P. C. Cottrill
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 1, 1883 – January 1887
Preceded byIsaac W. Van Schaick
Succeeded byTheodore Fritz
District Attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867
Preceded byS. Park Coon
Succeeded byC. K. Martin
Personal details
Born(1832-04-15)April 15, 1832
Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.
DiedFebruary 8, 1889(1889-02-08) (aged 56)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathTuberculosis
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEllen M. Camp (died 1915)
EducationUniversity of Vermont
ProfessionLawyer

Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill (April 15, 1832 – February 8, 1889) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing northern Milwaukee County during the 1883 and 1885 sessions.

Biography

Cottrill was born on April 15, 1832, in Montpelier, Vermont. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1852, taught school while studying law with the firm of Peck & Colby, and attained admission to the bar. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1855.

Career

Cottrill practiced law in Milwaukee. He served as district attorney of Milwaukee County from 1865 to 1867. He later served as a commissioner for the federal district courts in Wisconsin, and was a member of the committee appointed to organize and revise Wisconsin's statutes in 1878. He was a member of the State Senate from 1883 to 1885.

Cottrill died of tuberculosis on February 8, 1889. He was buried at Milwaukee's historic Forest Home Cemetery.

References

  1. Heg, James E., ed. (1885). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 420. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  2. "In Memory of Jedd P.C. Cottrill". Milwaukee Bar Association. 1889. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded byIsaac W. Van Schaick Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 5th district
January 1, 1883 – January 3, 1887 		Succeeded byTheodore Fritz
Legal offices
Preceded byS. Park Coon District Attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867 		Succeeded byC. K. Martin
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