Joseph W. Cowgill, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph W. Cowgill

American politician

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1908

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1986

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Joseph W. Cowgill

  • Joseph William Cowgill (April 24, 1908 – November 19, 1986) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Minority Leader of the New Jersey State Senate.
  • He is a 1929 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a 1933 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
  • He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly representing Camden County in 1940.
  • He did not seek re-election to a second term in 1941, but instead ran for Camden County Surrogate (Probate Court Judge).
  • He resigned as Surrogate in 1943 to join the U.S.
  • Navy during World War II.
  • Cowgill was an Assistant Camden County Prosecutor in 1945, and served as the Camden County Counsel from 1947 to 1953, and again from 1957 to 1960.
  • He was a Delegate to the 1947 New Jersey Constitutional Convention, and an Alternate Delegate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention.
  • He was elected to the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 1952; he did not seek re-election in 1955, but instead ran for an open State Senate seat when Bruce A.
  • Wallace retired.
  • In a close race, Cowgill defeated Republican Haddon Township Mayor William G.
  • Rohrer by 290 votes, 54,683 (50.02%) to 54,393 (49.76%).
  • Cowgill again faced Rohrer when he sought re-election in 1959; this time, Cowgill won by 4,092 votes, 61,656 (51.72%) to 57,564 (48.28%).
  • He served as the Senate Minority Leader from 1959 to 1964.
  • In 1963, Cowgill was defeated for re-election to a third term as State Senator, losing to Republican Frederick Scholz by 13,627 votes, 72,873 (54.94%) to 59,246 (44.66%).

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