John F. Cosgrove
Encyclopedia
John F. Cosgrove was a former Florida legislator.
Cosgrove previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives
of the U.S. state
of Florida
. In January 2006, he was elected the first mayor of the newly incorporated town of Cutler Bay, Florida
. While vacationing in Zimbabwe
, Cosgrove underwent an emergency appendectomy at a medical facility in South Africa. He died on April 19, 2006.
In 2007, a portion of the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
between Southwest 152nd and 216th streets in Palmetto Bay
and Cutler Bay was designated by the Florida legislature as the "John F. Cosgrove Highway."
in 1972. He received his Law degree from the Cumberland School of Law
in 1975.
As an undergraduate at Florida, he became a brother of Phi Kappa Tau
Fraternity and was later its National President and legal counsel.
Cosgrove previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. In January 2006, he was elected the first mayor of the newly incorporated town of Cutler Bay, Florida
Cutler Bay, Florida
Cutler Bay, historically called Cutler Ridge, is an incorporated town in Miami-Dade County, Florida from SW 184th Street east of US-1 to the coast, and north of Black Point Marina, at...
. While vacationing in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
, Cosgrove underwent an emergency appendectomy at a medical facility in South Africa. He died on April 19, 2006.
In 2007, a portion of the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike , designated as the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, and originally known as the West Dade Expressway is a north–south free-flow toll road southern extension of the tolled Florida's Turnpike...
between Southwest 152nd and 216th streets in Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay, Florida
Palmetto Bay is a Miami suburban incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,469 at the 2000 census.Palmetto Bay includes two census-designated places defined in the 2000 census, Cutler and East Perrine.-History:...
and Cutler Bay was designated by the Florida legislature as the "John F. Cosgrove Highway."
Education
Cosgrove received his Bachelors degree in Journalism from the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in 1972. He received his Law degree from the Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The 11th oldest law school in the United States, it is 160 years old and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient...
in 1975.
As an undergraduate at Florida, he became a brother of Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906...
Fraternity and was later its National President and legal counsel.