Agent of Madras and he remained in the post for more than three years. During his time in power he strengthened the fortifications and strove to make the town prosperous. But, he was charged with extravagant expenditure on the fortifications; as a consequence of which he resigned his post and sailed to England in disgust. Day assumed the Agency of Madras and served as agent for a short time thereafter. Personal life After returning to England, Cogan was an active supporter of the Royalist cause during the English civil war (1642–1651). Following the Royalists' defeat (1653), he went into exile and his estates were confiscated. However, in 1657, following the Stuart Restoration Cogan was made a baronet, of Greenwich in the Baronetage of Ireland. He died in or about 1660, at which point his title became extinct. See also List of colonial governors and presidents of Madras Presidency Footnotes References Henry Davidson Love, 1995 (first pub. 1913) Indian Records Series: Vestiges of Old Madras 1640-1800. New Delhi, Mittal Publications; pp. 14, 23, 41, 58, 141.* Origin of Chennai International Genealogical Index Chennai that was Madras Governors of Madras British East India Company civil servants 17th-century English businesspeople Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland