Background
Cousins, Robert Gordon was born in 1859 in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. Son of James and Mary (Dallas) Cousins.
Cousins, Robert Gordon was born in 1859 in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. Son of James and Mary (Dallas) Cousins.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Cornell College, Iowa, 1881, also Civil Engineer, Doctor of Laws, 1904. Unmarried.
Admitted to bar, 1882, and entered practice at Tipton, Iowa. Member Iowa House of Representatives, 1886-1887. Presidential elector, 1888.
Prosecuting attorney, Cedar Company, 1888-1890.
Member 53d to 60th Congresses (1893-1909), 5th Iowa District, retiring while chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee Lectures: Lincoln and the Great Commander. Thomas B. Reed; Alexander Hamilton.
The Making and Unmaking of the Constitution. And many others
Member Iowa; member 53d to 60th Congresses (1893-1909), 5th Iowa.