The friends of Mr Thomas Cossens will regret to hear of his death, which took place at his residence at Macandrew road, South Dunedin, between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The deceased was born in Forfar, Scotland, and was 47 years of age at the time of his death. He arrived in the colony in 1870, and afterwards spent a few years on the goldfields. In 1876 he started in business in Crawford street, in conjunction with Mr Alexander Black, the firm carrying on under the style of Cossens and Black, engineers and ironfounders. Since that time he has been constantly engaged in business until within a few days of his death, which resulted from pneumonia. Mr Cossens was known in a public capacity in connection with the South Dunedin Council, of which body he was a member for some years. He also thought of contesting the mayoral seat with Mr Wardrop at the last annual election in the borough, but after being nominated he withdrew from the contest. In private life he was known to be exceedingly goodnatured, and gained the respect of all with whom he came in contact. He leaves a widow and four young children to mourn their loss. -Otago Daily Times, 26/3/1891.
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