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In December 1904, he married Jane “Jennie” F. Rigs.<ref name=”IOR”/> They had four children.<ref name=”IOR”/> Jennie died on February 3, 1943 in [[San Francisco]], while visiting her son, Clarence.<ref name=”Obituary”>{{citeweb|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/des-moines-tribune-wife/185184596/|title=Mrs. Cosson’s Rites Monday|page=2|publisher=[[Des Moines Tribune]]|date=February 6, 1943|access-date=November 17, 2025}}</ref> She died of pneumonia.<ref name=”Obituary”/> |
In December 1904, he married Jane “Jennie” F. Rigs.<ref name=”IOR”/> They had four children.<ref name=”IOR”/> Jennie died on February 3, 1943 in [[San Francisco]], while visiting her son, Clarence.<ref name=”Obituary”>{{citeweb|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/des-moines-tribune-wife/185184596/|title=Mrs. Cosson’s Rites Monday|page=2|publisher=[[Des Moines Tribune]]|date=February 6, 1943|access-date=November 17, 2025}}</ref> She died of pneumonia.<ref name=”Obituary”/> |
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In 1961, Cosson moved to his daughter’s home in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], and retired from the practice of law in August 1962.<ref name=”Obituary2″>{{citeweb|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/des-moines-tribune- |
In 1961, Cosson moved to his daughter’s home in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], and retired from the practice of law in August 1962.<ref name=”Obituary2″>{{citeweb|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/des-moines-tribune-//|title=Cosson Dies; Held High State Office|page=1|publisher=[[Des Moines Tribune]]|date=June 15, 1963|access-date=November 17, 2025}}</ref> He died in Des Moines on June 15, 1963.<ref name=”Obituary2″/> |
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American politician and lawyer
George Cosson (January 21, 1876 – June 15, 1963) was the Attorney General of Iowa from 1911 until 1917.[1]
Cosson was born in Laclede County, Missouri.[1] He attended school in Manning, Iowa, and subsequently enrolled at Valparaiso University and the University of Iowa.[1] He began working for Milwaukee Road as a station agent and operator from 1892 until 1896. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in June 1898 and moved to Audubon to begin practicing law.[1]
Starting in 1905, Cosson served a single term as Audubon County attorney.[1]
Assistant Attorney General
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In May 1907, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General of Iowa.[2] He served in that position until May 1908, when he resigned to resume practicing law in Audubon.[3]
Cosson won a senate seat in 1908 as a Republican candidate, representing District 17 from 1909 to 1911.[1] He then succeeded Byers as Attorney General of Iowa in 1911, serving through 1917.[1]
Failed Gubernatorial and Senate Races
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He sought the Republican nomination for Governor in 1916, losing to William L. Harding.
He later ran in the 1932 US Senate Republican primary.[4][5] He ran against Henry Ames Field, incumbent Senator Smith W. Brookhart, former Iowa State Auditor Glenn C. Haynes, Louis Cook and L. E. Eickelberg.[4][5] Cosson lost with 29,687 votes, compared to Field’s 197,263 votes, Brookhart’s 145,902 votes, Haynes’s 43,050 votes.[4][5] Cosson won more votes than Cook, who won 12,103 votes, and Eickelberg, who won 8,513 votes.[4][5] Field won the primary, but lost to Democrat Richard Louis Murphy in the general election.
In December 1904, he married Jane “Jennie” F. Rigs.[1] They had four children.[1] Jennie died on February 3, 1943 in San Francisco, while visiting her son, Clarence.[6] She died of pneumonia.[6]
In 1961, Cosson moved to his daughter’s home in Des Moines, and retired from the practice of law in August 1962.[7] He died in Des Moines on June 15, 1963.[7]
- George Cosson ‘s papers are housed at University of Iowa’s Special Collection
- ^ a b c d e f g h i “George Cosson” (PDF). Iowa Official Register. p. 686. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ “Attorney General Names Assistant”. The Des Moines Register. May 4, 1907. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ “George Cosson Has Resigned”. The Gazette. May 12, 1908. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c d “Senatorial Vote”. Des Moines Register. June 22, 1932. p. 15. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Iowa Official Register, 1933–34 (PDF). pp. 146–47.
- ^ a b “Mrs. Cosson’s Rites Monday”. Des Moines Tribune. February 6, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b “Cosson Dies; Held High State Office”. Des Moines Tribune. June 15, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
