Jeremiah Cosden

{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}} '''Jeremiah Cosden''' (1768 – December 5, 1824) was an American politician. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican and presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Seventeenth Congress and served from March 4, 1821, to March 19, 1822, when he was succeeded by Philip Reed, who successfully contested his election. He died in Baltimore, Maryland.

The race for Maryland's 6th District House Seat between Cosden (sometimes spelled "Causden") and Reed was originally declared a tie. The Governor and Council of Maryland - in what they thought was accordance of the law - decided to seat Cosden after drawing lots. Reed, who like Cosden was a Democratic-Republican, contested the election. The House decided that the Governor and Council were not allowed to choose a winner; that two votes for Reed that were excluded ought to count and that one that was counted for him was illegal. As a result Cosden, who had been seated for 15 days, was removed and Reed was seated for the remainder of the term.<ref name="Contested1789to1834">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bQ8EfoaTBLsC|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bQ8EfoaTBLsC/page/n684 679]|title=Cases of Contested Elections in Congress: From the Year 1789 to 1834, Inclusive|last=Elections|first=United States Congress House Committee on|date=1834|publisher=Printed by Gales and Seaton}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MD District 6 1820 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=69078 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=H. Journal 17-1 - Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, First Session of the Seventeenth Congress |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-00062_00_00-001-0000-0000 |website=GovInfo.gov |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |access-date=25 June 2023 |pages=367-370}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=H. Rept. 17-64 - Report of the Committee of Elections on the memorial of Philip Reed, contesting the election of Jeremiah Cosden. March 11, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-00070_00_00-065-0064-0000 |website=GovInfo.gov |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |access-date=25 June 2023}}</ref> This is the closest U.S. House race in Maryland history.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cosden, Jeremiah}} Category:1768 births Category:1824 deaths Category:Democratic-Republican Party United States representatives from Maryland Category:United States representatives removed by contest Category:19th-century United States representatives