1891-1956 AKA Stewart Andrew Cogswell & Stewart Wellesley (Andrew) Cogswell |
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Collection of Stewart Cogswell Courtesy of Paul Amstutz, 6-28-04 |
via email from Malcolm Cogswell, 11-28-07 Stewart Wellesley (Andrew) Cogswell (1891-1956) was born Jan. 1st (or 2nd), 1891, (census record) or 1892 (draft registration record) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, son of Arthur W. Cogswell M.D. and Helen M. (Lithgow). He learned to fly at Hammondsport, N. Y. in 1912. He was a test pilot for the Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Corp. at Hammondsport from 1911 to 1914. He was a flight instructor at the Curtiss School in 1914 and the Canadian Curtiss Co., Toronto, from 1914 to 1915. During World War I, he was chief flying instructor for the U. S. Army Air Corps. He had an uncle, James Crichton Lithgow, who served in the Canadian army in World War I. (Stewart's mother, Lithgow’s sister, was listed as next of kin.) From 1919 to 1921, he was test pilot for the Curtiss Engineering Corp. at Garden City, L. I. He became a U. S. citizen on June 9th, 1928, at the Supreme Court, Mineola Co. (Long Island?). From 1921 to 1936, he was private pilot for Harold S. Vanderbilt, for whom he and two others designed the first all metal flying boat. Later, he was President and General Manager of the Aero Service Company until retirement. He died of cancer at his home in Daytona Beach, Florida, August 21, 1956, following a five-month illness. He was buried at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. I do not know whether or not he was married, and, if so, whether he had any children. (From border crossing records, he was single in 1935, but in December, 1936, Mary Cogswell was with him.) |
via email from Heather Long, 8-19-07 I just came upon your website, www.earlyaviators.com, in my search for the fate of Stewart Cogswell. I am a genealogist in Halifax, Nova Scotia and had been trying to track down Stewart's fate. Your website answered all my questions. If it's of use to you, Stewart was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 2 Jan. 1891, the son of Arthur Wellesley Cogswell and Helen Maude Lithgow. His father was both a dentist and a medical doctor. If there is anything else that I might be able to add, please let me know. Regards, Heather Long Editor's Note: I am grateful to Heather for these essential elements of his story. I hope she will share some other information regarding his life and career. |
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Left to Right, Jimmy Johnson, Walter Lees, Stewart (Andrew) Cogswell, Captain Baldwin, Carl Batts, Victor Carlstrom, Ted Heckenbourg Courtesy of Paul Amstutz, 6-28-04 |
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The careers of Glenn Curtiss and Captain Thomas S. Baldwin were interwoven from the time when "Cap" first adapted Curtiss engines to his airships and began to experiment them. Their association had continued up to their mutual interest in the Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station. Since Captain Baldwin was in charge there and always on hand, we got to know him better than Glenn Curtiss who only came to the school occasionally, but his visits always caused a stir of excitement and speculation over what new plans those two had for the school, and what famous person would show up for the next training class. THE DAY THE AIRMAIL BEGAN Cub FlyersEnterprises Inc. |
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Most of the photographs are full size, 8 X 10 glossies, in very good condition. Some are only 3 X 5 and a few are in poor condition, but still quite usable. The newsclippings and magazine pages are yellowed, but in good condition. A few of the photographs deserved to be retouched, but most are in the original condition. |
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Atlantic Aeronautic Station Leonard Wood & A. Post Lt. R. L. Maughan Atlantic Coast Pilots Curtiss Racers |
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Navy-Curtiss R3C-4 Vanderbilt's Flying Boat Curtiss F Boat Signal Corp Students Atlantic Coast Pilots |
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A Story of Early Aviation Days by Edith Dodd Culver |
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N. Y. in 1912, died of cancer at his home in Daytona Beach, Florida, August 21, 1956, following a five-month illness. He was buried at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. A test pilot for many years, he served in that role for the Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Cor. at Hammondsport from 1911 to 1914 and the Canadian Curtiss Co., Toronto, from 1914 to 1915. He taught Gen William Mitchel to fly at the Curtiss Aviation School, Newport News Va. in 1916. From 1919 to 1921 he was test pilot for the Curtiss Engineering Corp. at Garden City, L. I., and from 1921 to 1936 he ws private pilot for Harold S. Vanderbilt. later he was president and general manager of the Aero Service Company until retirement. During World War I he was chief flying instructor for the U. S. Army Air Corps. |
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If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper |
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