John Francis Cosgrove (July 1, 1949 – April 19, 2006) was a Florida legislator. Cosgrove previously served as a Representative in the

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of the

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. In January 2006, he was elected the first mayor of the newly incorporated town of

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. While vacationing in

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, Cosgrove underwent an emergency appendectomy at a medical facility in South Africa. He died on April 19, 2006. In 2007, a portion of the

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between Southwest 152nd and 216th streets in Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay was designated by the Florida legislature as the "John F. Cosgrove Highway."

Education

Cosgrove received his bachelor's degree in journalism from the

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in 1972. He received his law degree from the

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in 1975. As an undergraduate at Florida, he became a brother of

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fraternity and was later its National President and legal counsel.

References

External links

Official Website of John F. Cosgrove
* University of Florida alumni Cumberland School of Law alumni Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives 1949 births 2006 deaths Phi Kappa Tau 20th-century American politicians People from Coral Gables, Florida People from Cutler Bay, Florida {{Florida-politician-stub