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Line 1: {{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = William Cogswell | office = [[List of mayors of Charleston, South Carolina|Mayor | term_start = January 8, 2024<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rockett |first1=Ali |title=Citing 'surmountable challenges,' William Cogswell is sworn in as Charleston mayor |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-mayor-william-cogswell-inauguration/article_8cc2050a-ae35-11ee-8d23-cbec1b13a417.html |work=[[The Post and Courier]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |language=en |date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
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| state_house1 = South Carolina | district1 = 110th | term_start1 = November 14, 2016 | term_end1 = November 14, 2022 | predecessor1 = [[Chip Limehouse]] | successor1 = [[Tom Hartnett Jr.]] | birth_name = William Scott Cogswell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975| | birth_place = [[Charleston, South Carolina]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = Lucile Lampton }} '''William Scott Cogswell Jr.''' (born January 14, 1975) is an American politician and businessman who is mayor == Early life, family and education == Cogswell was elected mayor in 2023 after defeating incumbent [[John Tecklenburg]] in a runoff.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Byrd |first=Caitlin |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Cogswell declares victory in Charleston mayor race |work=The Post and Courier |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/cogswell-declares-victory-in-charleston-mayor-race-with-most-precincts-reporting/article_7dc0dc3a-87dd-11ee-aef6-535d4278cded.html |url-status=live |access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brams |first=Sophie |date=November 21, 2023 |title=William Cogswell elected mayor of Charleston |work=WCBD-TV |url=https://www.counton2.com/news/your-local-election-hq/william-cogswell-elected-mayor-of-charleston/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Baldwin |first=Skyler |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Nail-biter: Cogswell narrowly beats Tecklenburg in mayoral runoff |work=Charleston City Paper |url=https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2023/11/21/cogswell-beats-tecklenburg/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref> He will be the first Republican mayor of Charleston since 1877.▼ William Cogswell was born on January 14, 1975, in [[Charleston, South Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=374999955&chamber=H |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}</ref> He is a distant relative of Colonel [[Milton Cogswell]], who was named a provisional Mayor of Charleston in 1868.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bogel-Burroughs |first=Nicholas |date=November 23, 2023 |title=Charleston Elects Republican Mayor for First Time Since 1870s |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/23/us/charleston-mayor-republican-william-cogswell.html |access-date=November 23, 2023}}</ref> Cogswell graduated from [[Sewanee: The University of the South|The University of the South]] at [[Sewanee, Tennessee]] in 1997 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in history and English. He earned a [[Master of Science]] in [[Real estate development|Real Estate Development]] from [[Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation]] in 2003.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-cogswell-55074519/</ref> == Political career == A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], Cogswell served in the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] from the 110th District from 2016 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/169004/william-cogswell-jr |website=Vote Smart |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0374999955 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref> ▲Cogswell was elected mayor Endorsements for Cogswell included South Carolina Senator [[Tim Scott]], state Representative [[Mark Smith (South Carolina politician)|Mark Smith]], and state Senator [[Larry Grooms]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kayanja |first=Ian |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Critical endorsements flow in for both Cogswell & Tecklenburg ahead of Tuesday's mayoral runoff |work=WCIV-TV |url=https://abcnews4.com/news/lowcountry-and-state-politics/critical-endorsements-flow-in-for-both-cogswell-tecklenburg-ahead-of-tuesdays-mayoral-runoff-charleston-mayor-race-news-south-carolina-wciv |access-date=November 26, 2023}}</ref> South Carolina Republican Party chair [[Drew McKissick]] said in a press statement that Cogswell's victory represented a "shifting momentum," referencing Republican mayors elected in South Carolina's largest cities: [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]], [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], and Charleston.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venegas |first=Natalie |date=November 22, 2023 |title=Republican Lands Historic Win in South Carolina |work=Newsweek |url=https://www.newsweek.com/republican-wins-charleston-mayoral-race-1846172 |access-date=November 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Julia |date=November 22, 2023 |title=Republican elected mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, for first time in almost 150 years |work=The Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/charleston-south-carolina-republican-150-years |access-date=November 26, 2023}}</ref> Cogswell endorsed [[Nikki Haley]] in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Byrd |first=Caitlin |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Charleston's next mayor William Cogswell endorses Nikki Haley in GOP primary race |work=The Post and Courier |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/charlestons-next-mayor-william-cogswell-endorses-nikki-haley-in-gop-primary-race/article_00120bc2-8e2e-11ee-b7af-4bc350167702.html |access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> On December 15, 2023, Cogswell announced his appointment of senior staff: * Elizabeth Applegate Dieck, chief of staff * Logan McVey, chief policy officer * Deja Knight McMillan, director of communications * [[Wendell Gilliard]], special advisor, quality of life and community outreach * Mika Gadsden, special advisor, community and environmental initiatives.<ref>Kayanja, Ian (December 16, 2023). "Mayor-elect Cogswell announces diverse senior staff for Charleston leadership". ''WCIV-TV''. Retrieved December 23, 2023.</ref> ==Electoral history== Line 131 ⟶ 153: |} == External * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_388aFnu0Y Charleston Mayoral Debate] by [[WCBD-TV]] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY7QM7Ce4UQ&t=17s Mika & William] interview by Charleston activist and former mayoral candidate Mika Gadsden▼ * [https://www.live5news.com/video/2024/01/08/raw-video-william-cogswell-sworn-mayor-charleston/ Cogswell Sworn in as Mayor of Charleston] by [[WCSC-TV]] ▲[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY7QM7Ce4UQ&t=17s Mika & William] interview by Charleston activist and former mayoral candidate Mika Gadsden ==References== {{Reflist}} {{South Carolina House of Representatives}}▼ {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[[John Tecklenburg]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[ {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} ▲{{South Carolina House of Representatives}} {{Charleston, South Carolina |state=collapsed}} {{Mayors of Charleston, South Carolina}} Line 153 ⟶ 174: {{DEFAULTSORT:Cogswell, William S.}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:21st-century [[Category:21st-century American legislators]] [[Category:Columbia University alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Mayors of Charleston, South Carolina]]▼ [[Category:Politicians from Charleston, South Carolina]] [[Category:Republican Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives]] [[Category:Sewanee: The University of the South alumni]] {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub}} ▲[[Category:Mayors of Charleston, South Carolina]] | |||