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Cowell, Benjamin 1781-1860

Historian; born in Wrentham, Mass., in 1781; graduated at Brown University in 1803; settled in Providence, R. I., became chief-justice of the Court of Common Pleas; and was author of The spirit of ‘76. He died in Providence, R. I., May 6, 1860.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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